American - Comedian | August 21, 1990 -
Being famous is complete luck, and that's something you can't bank on.
Bo Burnham
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A lot of my fans are really young and seem slightly unsure and nervous about things. Hopefully for young people watching my show, it comes away that I'm pretty weird up there.
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I'm clearly doing what I want. I hope kids can see my act and feel like they can be slightly more comfortable in their own skin because I'm being so ridiculously comfortable in mine. I'm not that comfortable in my skin the moment I walk offstage. But I try to project that while I'm on it.
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I was being called a shock comic. I hated that. It's so cheap and stupid.
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I don't want to monitor my audience too closely, as that can really drive you crazy.
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For me, the only value a celebrity has, or any artist or actor or anything, is the things that they make, you know?
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I really don't like to tweet or Instagram anything about the people in my life just because I feel like I signed up for this, and I don't even know what this is yet. I do know that it could go anywhere, and I really don't want to sign other people in my life up for it without their permission or consent.
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I didn't want to bash young people. I don't want to bash a kid for dreaming or wanting something or being slightly ambitious - that's not the problem. The actual problem is with the culture surrounding him.
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The Internet is so crazy, and you're exposed to so many things. In an hour, you can really jump around.
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Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a child or a god, which some people do. This might just be in America, but 'stand-up comedy' is something very particular that I don't particularly relate to.
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I don't think I've had a job since I worked for my father's construction company.
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I have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don't have a great ear. It's like a tragedy - I can see so much more natural musical ability in so many other people.
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