T. J. Miller Quotes

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T. J. Miller

Profession : Actor

Birth : June 4, 1981

Russell Brand is lovely, even though he's a weirdo.

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I'm a student of comedy in general, so I've always loved Billy Crystal. But I'm a different type of showman. I'm a clown and a jester.

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Hollywood is the only thing more ridiculous than Silicon Valley. There's nowhere else where it's stranger.

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When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. She's the origin of the whole thing; it's all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.

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People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.

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Hosting is a thankless job.

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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.

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Unfortunately, in the race to the most douchebaggery, Silicon Valley is fast in gaining on Hollywood. That race is neck and neck.

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Is it possible to have negative self-awareness?

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I am trying to do comedy on every single medium. I consider myself a public servant.

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I have a tough time with stand-up because I am an improviser. I can riff; I can do crowd work, so I don't prepare.

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I listen to 'deep dish house'.

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My father is very dry and very quick-witted, and my mother is very silly. It was the perfect combination because I got an education in physical and verbal comedy.

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Probably the only way Woody Allen and I are similar is that he has a lot to say about Nietzsche.

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Steve Martin's comedy albums are so ridiculous.

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I'll invent a lie. Ricky Gervais has done anything interesting since 'The Office'. There's a lie right there.

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I'm so absolutely pro-Denver. I wrote a fake hip-hop song about Denver. I've been claiming Denver. Part of the joke of the song is nobody was really claiming Denver - no rappers, no comedians.

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Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.

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I find Denver's hipster scene to be fully unique.

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My face is oblong. But the best grooming is confidence.

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