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Maria Bamford
American
Comedian
Born:
Sep 3
,
1970
Love
Me
People
Think
Time
You
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I express things through characters because I have a fear that my own voice is irritating because that's been said to me.
Maria Bamford
Me
Fear
Own
Characters
My Own
Voice
Through
Because
Said
Been
Irritating
Express
Things
As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.
Maria Bamford
Time
People
Tell
Pretty
Comedians
Make
As Far As
Far
Fun
Serious
Why
Things
I do some compassionate mindfulness every day. It's like a Buddhist thing. I tell myself that I'm doing a good job, that kind of thing. It makes me feel better.
Maria Bamford
Myself
Good
Day
Me
Every Day
Better
Good Job
Job
Every
Mindfulness
Tell
Kind
Some
Buddhist
Feel
Like
Makes
Doing
Compassionate
Thing
I was raised in Duluth, Minnesota, where you never say that you're cold, or that you're suffering, and you listen politely to people, even if you disagree with them completely. Then you say passive-aggressive things later.
Maria Bamford
You
Suffering
People
Disagree
Cold
Later
Say
Minnesota
Never
Politely
Listen
Where
Them
Then
Even
Things
Raised
I find it creatively satisfying to write material and say it out loud in a public place, whether or not anyone's listening.
Maria Bamford
Listening
Say
Out
Find
Write
Material
Loud
Anyone
Whether
Place
Public
Creatively
Satisfying
I have a hard time with interviews, because I'd rather hear about the interviewer.
Maria Bamford
Time
Interviewer
Interviews
About
Rather
Because
Hear
Hard
Hard Time
I get sort of short with people and start grumbling and clearing my throat - in honor of my father - when I'm impatient. It's very charming.
Maria Bamford
People
Father
Honor
Charming
Impatient
Throat
Clearing
Sort
Very
Get
Short
Start
Grumbling
I've learned from my pets that it's okay to sit around, and people don't love you any less if you sit around all the time. In fact they might love you more, 'cos they always know where you're always going to be: you're always going to be laying in bed.
Maria Bamford
Love
Time
You
People
Sit
Okay
More
Fact
Laying
Know
Learned
Around
Always
Bed
Any
Going
Where
In Fact
Love You
Might
Less
Pets
I think the Internet has made it easier for people to connect with things that they really like, as well as provide a more personal experience, of 'I found this!' and then you can pass it to friends.
Maria Bamford
You
Experience
People
Internet
Made
Think
Easier
More
Like
Well
Pass
Provide
Friends
Personal
Personal Experience
Then
Really
Connect
Found
Things
I'm sort of shy, and Twitter feels like chatting all day with a group. I like to follow people. I'm following Joel Osteen, Steve Martin, and an anonymous purple egg - just to see where they go with it.
Maria Bamford
Day
People
Group
Twitter
All Day
Follow
See
Following
Martin
Purple
Chatting
Feels
Like
Steve
Steve Martin
Anonymous
Sort
Go
Egg
Just
Where
Shy
I have trouble watching singers because they are so sincere.
Maria Bamford
Trouble
Sincere
Singers
Because
Watching
I'd like to create a lovable character for schizophrenia; it doesn't have a celebrity spokesperson because by the time somebody's schizophrenic they've lost all their teeth.
Maria Bamford
Time
Character
Somebody
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic
Lost
Teeth
Spokesperson
Like
Because
Celebrity
Lovable
Create
By The Time
I'm not an extroverted person, nor am I hyper-confident in my point of view. I just don't have that personality.
Maria Bamford
Personality
Extroverted
Point
Point Of View
Am
Nor
Person
Just
View
In my stand up, I think I try to be less energetic because I feel embarrassed about how much enthusiasm I have. There's something about acting like I don't care, or if I act like I haven't spent enough time on it, it seems to go better. If I act like I'm really trying to sell it, it doesn't go as well.
Maria Bamford
Time
Better
Try
Care
Enthusiasm
Think
Enough
Enough Time
Spent
Embarrassed
About
Seems
Something
Feel
Like
Well
Because
How
How Much
Go
Sell
Up
dont Care
Trying
Energetic
Much
Really
Act
Stand
Acting
Stand Up
Less
In L.A., a lot of comics live here, but we don't get to spend that much time together because we've got to drive 45 minutes home, or do another set. So in San Francisco we can hang out, go for dinner - the community aspect of it is really lovely, as well as seeing people's shows that you don't normally get to see a longer version of.
Maria Bamford
Time
Home
You
Together
People
Dinner
Drive
Community
Live
Spend
Francisco
Out
See
Seeing
Minutes
Longer
Well
Another
Because
Got
Comics
Go
Lot
Version
Normally
Get
Hang
San
Lovely
San Francisco
Much
Really
Aspect
Shows
Here
Set
My mom always does this thing where, the closer I get to home, the more she calls. 'Hey, listen, how's your plane? Did you land? Are you landing? Sweetie. Listen. We want to... ' The anxiety amps up exponentially as I get closer, and then I can't get out fast enough.
Maria Bamford
Home
Mom
You
Anxiety
Enough
Hey
Out
More
She
Calls
Does
Always
How
Up
Get
Did
Closer
Listen
Where
Want
Land
Plane
Landing
Then
Your
Exponentially
Fast
Thing
My mom doesn't post on Facebook, but she'll tell anyone within about the first five minutes of meeting them about my sister and I, in whatever way she can.
Maria Bamford
Mom
Facebook
Post
First
Sister
Whatever
Meeting
Way
Tell
Minutes
About
She
Within
Five
Anyone
Them
My dad actually had business cards made up with my sister's website and my website and all of our information. And he hands them out to people he meets.
Maria Bamford
Website
Business
People
Made
Sister
Meets
Our
Out
Had
He
Up
Hands
Information
Them
Dad
Actually
Cards
I've been stopped a few times by people who want to say, 'Hi.' But I'm an introverted person, and the idea that I'd have to talk to people all the time seems a little overwhelming.
Maria Bamford
Time
People
Overwhelming
Few
Say
Hi
Introverted
Seems
Idea
Talk
Been
Times
Person
Stopped
Want
Little
Who
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