I'm glad that that era of stand-up is over, because I think it adversely affected a lot of people who could have been really, really great comedians. Because they unconsciously or subconsciously stifled their wild impulses, and were thinking about the five clean minutes for The Tonight Show, or the 20-minute sitcom pitch as a stand-up act.
Patton OswaltI would always rather shoot for something unique and fail than do a script because I feel like they're hitting all the right mainstream beats.
Patton OswaltIt wasn't until I went to college and met different people from different areas of life - and then went to San Francisco and met people who really knew who the hell they were - that I kind of caught up in a hurry.
Patton OswaltI identify myself as a stand-up first. Even though lately there's been an explosion of acting on my schedule.
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