American - Comedian | March 23, 1972 -
What I'm doing is not really based on a definite identification or a definition of what it is. It's intended to be open to interpretation.
Reggie Watts
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If you pay attention to the world, it's an amazing place. If you don't, it's whatever you think it is.
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My thing is, I like to do things as long as they're relatively fluid or easy. Not to say that there isn't any effort involved in making something happen, but I don't like to push things or force things too much.
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In theater, they say a theater piece is only as good as its transitions.
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I mean, the type of art that I enjoy is art that - I enjoy a very broad spectrum, but I especially like art that leaves me a little confused and uncertain as to what just happened.
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Essentially a joke is creating an idea, whether sonic or visual, whether it's something musical or a traditional joke.
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I like that feeling of discombobulation that comes in creating an absurd world that doesn't make sense. 'Monty Python' does a good job of it; 'Bugs Bunny,' too.
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I love photographs. I love taking photographs. When I see something that's great, I want to capture that. You put it out there and on a place like Instagram you can put it there and review it later.
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Music is very similar to comedy: It's all about texture, timing, context, vocabulary, performance. When someone's onstage doing a solo, essentially it's the same thing as what a comedian does. They're in the moment. They're listening.
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If you have something you do that's unique, you just end up in situations. Your art can take you to places without you working too hard to force something to happen.
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I have visualizations where I'm living in a really cool place - probably outside of town - with a really dope studio where I can record music or film things. Just have my own mini production house. That's really the thing I'd love to end up with the most and only do gigs when I needed to and also amass a little bit of a crew around me.
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Sometimes airport security people recognize me. I'll go through the whole screening process and at the end they'll go, 'Hey, man, I really like your work.' That's so cool.
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