With acting, you see some of the kids are literally just off the street, untrained, and they are great. And others are off the street, untrained, and kind of horrible.
Patton OswaltI love the beginning of Magnolia, the thing about the dealer. That scene is genius. Brilliantly acted.
Patton OswaltStand-up is something I just truly love to do, so I'll always go back to it. I'll never stop doing it, that's for sure.
Patton OswaltWe need conservatives that can accept gays, and then we need hippies that can shave and bathe.
Patton OswaltAs you get older, as a comedian, and keep doing it, what you actually start to cherish on stage is not the build-up to the jokes, but how comfortable you can be in the silence and the non-laughing parts, and how long you can take the audience without a laugh to then get a huge reaction.
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