Tom Green Quotes

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Tom Green

Profession : Comedian

Birth : July 30, 1971

I've always liked outrageous comedy and pushing the envelope.

Tom Green

I basically went into broadcasting when I was in college because I knew that there was nothing like what I had in my mind on TV at the time.

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I clearly remember what it was like before Facebook and before cellphones. They didn't have any of that when I was in high school.

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I've always tried to do things a little bit before they were being done by the mainstream. I challenge myself to do that in stand-up also, to talk about things that I'm not hearing anybody talk about onstage and in the media.

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I've always really enjoyed sounds and alliteration and funny words and funny melodies.

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I have so much more fun doing stand-up. I can't even begin to explain.

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It takes a long time to put a movie together. It can take years.

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When I started doing stand-up again, a lot of it was coming from an angrier place, and I quickly learned that doesn't spell a good time in a comedy club.

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All of my old videos and the things I did on MTV, my old public access show - it was sort of all made for the Web, even though they were made before the Internet was broadcasting video.

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I first met the 'Trailer Park Boys' when they did my web television show, and since then, I've hung out with them a few times.

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I don't watch a whole lot of television, to be honest, but I do miss music videos.

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I used to love 'The Late Late Show.' It was nice to be able to be up late at night and see an extended conversation.

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I always have gotten nervous before every show. But the second I step onstage, it's all gone. It's sort of like an adrenaline rush for me.

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My show on MTV, as outrageous as it was, it was also making a point, which was, 'Look at what we're doing here. This is something that you don't see on television every day, because you're not allowed to do this on television.'

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I could sit here and say, 'What would have happened if I hadn't made that crazy television show, if I hadn't made those crazy movies?' Well, I'd be back in Canada working at Dairy Queen.

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Vegas is exciting, and it's nice to be somewhere on a regular basis rather than just criss-crossing the country. It allows me to have a semblance of a life.

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I'm talking about some real subjects and issues in my standup. I'm attempting to make a point about technology and how it's changing our society and our lives, and our addiction to social media, and how it affects marriages and relationships.

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It's nice to go skating in a parking lot and hang out with people who aren't talking about their next movie role.

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I recommend people don't get in high-profile marriages. There are a lot of people in the world. You don't have to marry someone with their own team of publicists, managers, agents, and lawyers.

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I assumed I'd never be divorced.

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