Josh Gondelman Quotes

Josh Gondelman

Profession : Author

Birth : January 15, 1985

I was a weirdo, but a well-liked weirdo.

Josh Gondelman

I had a Screech-from-'Saved by the Bell' kind of vibe in that I hung out with people and had friends while having, like, big, curly hair and being generally a dork.

Josh Gondelman

I played sports because I think it's mandatory in the greater Boston area regardless of your aptitude. It's like, well, what else would you be doing?

Josh Gondelman

When I was young - like, young young - I would read all the time. I would read when I was walking places. My taste was, like, all over the place. I wouldn't even call it taste. It was just like, what was there.

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I value niceness. But now, as a grown person, I value goodness above that. Because niceness doesn't change anything, and goodness changes things.

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My mom worked as an education director.

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I live very gently.

Josh Gondelman

I've always been very un-fun. I'm a habit person. I have a very weak version of an addictive personality.

Josh Gondelman

Honest doesn't necessarily mean unfiltered.

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I'm a big fan of saying the thing that is not necessarily sincere or earnest, but definitely honest.

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I usually think to do pep talks on Twitter if I'm on the road, at home and my girlfriend is out of town, or if I'm at home and up later then my girlfriend and our dog Bizzy - like, if they're both asleep but I'm kind of wired.

Josh Gondelman

What I try to do, what I attempt to do, is say things that I mean at least at an emotional level.

Josh Gondelman

The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached to it as well.

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It's a very lovely reputation to have - being a kind person. I try to live up to the fact that people think that about me.

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As a kid, I always loved Mel Brooks' stuff - 'The 2,000 Year Old Man' record was something my dad put me onto.

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It would not occur to me to write a joke like, 'This would be great if I was more like Andrew Dice Clay.' It's not the voice I write in - which is largely an extension of the voice in my head that I think in.

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Especially when I'm heckled, that's a sticky situation because I don't defuse it... I really envy guys who have a grittier onstage presence and can really go after someone. I used to teach preschool.

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When I started out doing comedy, I was still in college and was working day jobs. I taught preschool for a few years. And then I got more into freelance writing. So stand-up has always been my primary independent creative mode of expression. I've done it my whole adult and young adult life.

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I love Boston, and I had a very lovely childhood in Massachusetts.

Josh Gondelman

Why is it okay to write a work of literary fiction where horrible, explicit things happen, where you can't write a book of humor where silly, explicit things are happening?

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