The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.
Fred ArmisenThe more I keep myself occupied and jump from thing to thing, the more I think it enriches both.
Fred ArmisenMy father came from Germany. My mom came from Venezuela. My father's culturally German, but his father was Japanese.
Fred ArmisenAs far as paintings go, I always think about what it's like to move them and hang them up and hope they don't drop. To me, that seems like a big gamble, but that comes from me not being a painter.
Fred ArmisenSome rules are good. For example, off the top of my head, let's say a stand-up comedian or a talk show host wearing a nice suit - as a ponderer, I grew up like, "Why don't they just go up there in their army jacket? They're fine!" Then little by little, you think, "You know, it's kind of nice to look nice, like you made the effort." Then you're back at rule one; that was the original rule.
Fred Armisen