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Billy Gardell Quotes

The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, 'Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.'

Billy Gardell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: August 20, 1969

Topics

Fear Be Kind Humor Anger Cool Think

The only place I considered home was the boarding school, in Yorkshire, my parents sent me to.

Joe Strummer

Home School Parents Me Place Only

I will say, I'm a great, great, great grandson of Stephen F. Austin. He founded Austin, Texas, which is kind of cool.

Jesse Plemons

Great Cool Texas Say Kind Will

Every story I do is about people. It's my survival instinct - one person, one story.

John Branch

People Story Survival Person Every

It works better if your lead character is complex and interesting and not perfect.

Michael Hirst

Character Not Perfect Better Perfect

I always like balance. If I'm playing rock music all the time, chances are I'll start craving some lighter, poppier stuff, both to listen to and to play. I compare music to massage. If someone's been working on your back for a long time, you really want them to move down to your legs or something.

Rivers Cuomo

Music Time Balance Start Someone

We always reminisce about how everyone tried to get Diane Lane's attention, to very little success.

Rob Lowe

Success Attention Always Reminisce

Stories about race and identity pique my interest for obvious reasons. That's in my body, my brain, my history, my memories - it's all part of my toolbox as an actor.

Ruth Negga

Memories History Identity Brain Body

Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.

Joyce Meyer

Friend God Day Prayer Talking Like

I wonder if some artists determine their entire identity through that which they create. How dangerous! Imagine if they were to stop creating!

Josh Malerman

Identity Wonder Create Dangerous

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

Joseph Addison

Nature Weakness Human Nature Human

I was never cut out to be a mother - I was no good.

Debbie Rowe

Good Mother Never Out Cut

My goal is more to be remembered. They'll remember this thing and like it in the future. The trick is to stay remembered long enough for that to happen.

Chuck Palahniuk

Future Enough Remember Long Goal