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Fred Armisen
American
Comedian
Born:
Dec 4
,
1966
Love
Me
People
Think
Time
You
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I am opposed to vacations and leisure. I try to make every day a work day. Even if there's nothing on my schedule, I will try do at least one task that is work-related.
Fred Armisen
Work
Day
Every Day
Try
Will
Nothing
Every
At Least One
Schedule
Make
Am
Least
Opposed
Task
Leisure
Even
Vacations
I am immediately disinterested when I hear mountain-climbing stories.
Fred Armisen
Immediately
Am
Hear
Stories
Disinterested
My favorite album is 'Ram' by Paul and Linda McCartney.
Fred Armisen
Ram
Favorite
Linda
McCartney
Paul
Album
I wanted so badly to be in a famous band, and it was not happening. I played drums with different bands and with the Blue Man Group in Chicago, but I definitely felt like, 'Wow, I did not picture my life being like this.'
Fred Armisen
Life
Man
My Life
Picture
Band
Group
Definitely
Wow
Badly
Like
Drums
Felt
Chicago
Bands
Did
Blue
Being
Famous
Different
Wanted
Happening
Played
Panned or not, 'Dune' is a real part of science-fiction filmmaking.
Fred Armisen
Part
Real
Dune
Filmmaking
I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band, and we worked really hard and did not get very far.
Fred Armisen
Music
Band
Spent
Most
Very
Get
Did
Far
Worked
Really
Hard
Playing
I was really close to being this guy who used to be in this band who is still playing and trying to get some recordings together, but I got really lucky.
Fred Armisen
Together
Band
Some
Guy
Recordings
Got
Still
Close
Get
Trying
Being
Really
Used
Who
Lucky
Playing
I feel like Miami is way, way too hot.
Fred Armisen
Too
Way
Hot
Feel
Like
Miami
I love driving. Listen to some music.
Fred Armisen
Love
Music
Some
Driving
Listen
I find it weird to use my own voice on TV.
Fred Armisen
Own
TV
Find
My Own
Voice
Weird
Use
I think Ian MacKaye is everything that I always wanted to be.
Fred Armisen
Think
Everything
Always
Wanted
I will always, no matter what, be a punk more than anything.
Fred Armisen
Matter
Will
Punk
More
More Than Anything
Always
Than
Anything
When 'Pale Fire' came out, that album was a big friend of mine. I've just always purely been a fan of El Perro del Mar.
Fred Armisen
Fire
Big
Mine
Out
Purely
Always
Came
Been
Friend
Just
Fan
Mar
Pale
Album
I'd want to direct a video for Yoko Ono. As long as I got to work with Yoko Ono someday, I'd be really happy. I just think she's such a great artist - it would just be so nice.
Fred Armisen
Work
Great
Happy
Long
Just Be
Nice
Think
Great Artist
Would
Someday
Direct
She
Got
Artist
Just
Want
Video
Really
As far as value goes, obviously it's nicer to be in an environment where you feel comfortable. But it's also clear that it's probably not the most realistic thing.
Fred Armisen
You
Value
Realistic
Clear
Environment
Feel
Most
Also
Obviously
Comfortable
Goes
Where
As Far As
Far
Nicer
Thing
I would never play a character that wasn't true. It's not a moral thing; it's just that it's more convincing if it's a little bit like me.
Fred Armisen
Character
Me
Bit
Moral
Would
More
Never
True
Like
Just
Little
Little Bit
Convincing
Play
Thing
The bands that were big in '77, like the Clash and the Sex Pistols and Talking Heads, I got into them in the early '80s. And it changed my life. It got into my DNA.
Fred Armisen
Life
Sex
My Life
Big
Changed
Sex Pistols
Clash
Heads
Like
Talking
Talking Heads
Got
Were
Bands
Pistols
Them
Early
I will always consider myself a punk because of those experiences in high school. It will always be a part of me.
Fred Armisen
Myself
Me
School
Will
Punk
Consider
Those
High
High School
Part
Because
Always
Experiences
The way James Franco goes to new projects, he does it the way an artist should, which is with a question mark. Like, will this work?
Fred Armisen
Work
Will
Mark
Way
Projects
He
New
Like
Does
Question
Question Mark
New Projects
Goes
Artist
James
James Franco
Which
Should
Wayne Coyne has put out Flaming Lips records in gummy bear skulls and all these different kinds of packaging that's really, really inventive. And that's what you should always do.
Fred Armisen
You
Different Kinds
Wayne
Out
Kinds
Bear
Inventive
Records
Put
Always
Lips
Flaming
Different
Packaging
Really
Should
There's almost no such thing as a hipster.
Fred Armisen
Almost
Thing
When I used to see Rick Moranis do something, to me that was immediately funny. Or George Carlin or Martin Lawrence.
Fred Armisen
Funny
Me
Carlin
Immediately
See
Martin
Something
Lawrence
George
George Carlin
Used
Rick
If something seems like a little venue, don't treat it like that. Do it all. If you're sort of wondering why you're doing something at some location, just do it - any size theater, production, or whatever. It's all helpful.
Fred Armisen
You
Treat
Whatever
Just Do It
Location
Some
Seems
Something
Like
Sort
Venue
Doing
Wondering
Any
Just
Size
Theater
Little
Production
Helpful
Why
We almost called the 'Portlandia' show 'Stumptown.' That was the original name.
Fred Armisen
Almost
Name
Show
Original
I get very, very little sleep.
Fred Armisen
Very
Get
Little
Sleep
I feel really lucky to get to do comedy, and music, at all. I want to do as much as I can.
Fred Armisen
Music
Comedy
Feel
Get
Want
Much
Really
Lucky
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