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Demetri Martin
American
Comedian
Born:
May 25
,
1973
Because
Love
Me
People
Think
You
Related authors:
George Carlin
Groucho Marx
Milton Berle
Mitch Hedberg
Robin Williams
Rodney Dangerfield
Steven Wright
W. C. Fields
As a creative person, you want to have a foothold and sense of progress.
Demetri Martin
You
Creative
Progress
Sense
Person
Want
Creative Person
A lot of people like lollipops. I don't like lollipops. To me, a lollipop is hard candy plus garbage. I don't need a handle. Just give me the candy.
Demetri Martin
Me
People
Garbage
Plus
Give
Give Me
Like
Lot
Handle
Just
Candy
Hard
Need
I saw a transvestite wearing a T-shirt that said 'Guess'.
Demetri Martin
Guess
Saw
Wearing
Said
I think it would be cool if you were writing a ransom note on your computer, if the paper clip popped up and said, 'Looks like you're writing a ransom note. Need help? You should use more forceful language, you'll get more money.'
Demetri Martin
You
Writing
Money
Language
Think
Paper
Would
Would-Be
More
Computer
Like
Looks
Forceful
Said
Were
Clip
Up
Get
Note
Should
Use
Your
Help
Cool
Need
I love catching a snapshot of something that is just about to happen. Or maybe something that just happened, you know. But I like especially that just-before kind of feeling.
Demetri Martin
Love
You
Feeling
Kind
About
Something
Catching
Like
Know
Snapshot
Maybe
Just
Happen
Happened
Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punchline.
Demetri Martin
Love
Jokes
Structured
Ideas
Short
Specifically
The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience.
Demetri Martin
Feedback
Think
Loop
Audience
Doing
Improvisation
Front
Shortest
But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom.
Demetri Martin
Good
Freedom
People
Good Thing
Disappointing
Disapproval
Because
Found
Thing
To me, comedy is a game.
Demetri Martin
Me
Game
Comedy
I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead.
Demetri Martin
Grateful
Jimi Hendrix
About
Over
Know
Dead
Person
Where
Woodstock
Janis Joplin
Average
Much
Average Person
Your
Who
Grateful Dead
Hendrix
But what I was going to say was, I just figured I'm going to go boldly in the direction of my dreams, say it as Thoreau would say, and just see where it takes me.
Demetri Martin
Dreams
Me
Say
Would
See
Direction
Takes
Go
Going
Just
Where
Figured
Boldly
And my only rule being if when I wake in the morning I'm looking forward to the things that I have to do that day, then I'm on the right track.
Demetri Martin
Day
Morning
Right Track
Looking
Rule
Only
Looking Forward
Track
Wake
Being
Then
Forward
Right
Things
The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really funny for a cartoonist, obviously.
Demetri Martin
Funny
Cartoonist
Cosby
Wright
Like
Liked
Comedians
Comedic
Steven
Obviously
Always
Were
Just
Really
Bill
Bill Cosby
Actor
Gary
I wasn't even a big comedy nerd. A lot of the comedians I know - a lot of my friends are comedians - they knew a lot about comedy growing up.
Demetri Martin
Comedy
Big
Nerd
About
Knew
Know
Comedians
Lot
Up
Friends
Even
Growing
Growing Up
I'd love to win trophies, be in movies, have a body of work I'm proud of and find a way to enjoy it along the way. Success is probably a more of a complicated thing than that.
Demetri Martin
Success
Work
Love
Complicated
Win
Enjoy
Way
Find
More
Trophies
Along
Proud
Than
Movies
Success Is
Body
Thing
I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch line.
Demetri Martin
Love
Jokes
Punch
Punch Line
Structured
Ideas
Because
Got
Line
Short
Specifically
They say that structure is freedom, and in a sense it is. When you're dealing with multiple constraints, you have to figure out what you can get out of that.
Demetri Martin
Freedom
You
Sense
Say
Out
Structure
Constraints
Dealing
Get
Figure
Multiple
They Say
It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.
Demetri Martin
Jokes
Comedy
Mutually
Mutually Exclusive
Seems
Exclusive
Most
Course
Stories
Forms
Basic
Two
Sometimes I use my jokes as building blocks for larger bits. I like to draw and play music, so sometimes I do those things along with the jokes.
Demetri Martin
Music
Jokes
Sometimes
Building
Draw
Those
Bits
Along
Like
Building Blocks
Blocks
Use
Larger
Play
Things
Play Music
I was a good student when I was a kid, and I did everything I was supposed to do, and I got A's.
Demetri Martin
Good
Everything
Kid
Good Student
Student
Supposed
Got
Did
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