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Sam Trammell Quotes

I can't give a decent toast to save my life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: January 29, 1969

Topics

Life My Life Give Decent Toast Save

I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. Having a British accent definitely gave me a sonic leg up on that because there is a faux authority to the British accent in and of itself.

Daily Me Trying Authority Actor Up

A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.

Today Tree New Growing Need Out

I actually do my own renovations. I designed and built a 100-foot split-cedar rail fence to enclose my property. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Don't recommend doing it alone. I also built a 100-square-foot back porch. Again, don't recommend doing it alone.

Jeffrey Donovan

Alone Doing Fence Back Done My Own

When I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist, pretty much to the left. But not when I left the university. I quickly got wise. I'd read about what had happened to Russia in 1917 when the Communists took over.

Wise Over Russia University Pretty

I have a little studio in Chinatown, and I sometimes go there and rearrange my brushes. But I would have to stop acting altogether in order to become a painter. At the moment, I'm still interested and active as an actor and director. Besides, I rather think acting and painting are all part of the same creative urge.

Moment Creative Painting Think Stop

I go to a lot of stand-up comedy. I find more inspiration from observational stuff than from rap.

Comedy Find Go More Inspiration Rap

Strategy 101 is about choices: You can't be all things to all people.

People Choices Strategy You Things

I might have lived long enough to learn all this in the long haul, but I would have been just another soul taking up time and space for a long spell before I learned.

Time Soul Space Learn Enough Long

I was a grown-up when 'celebrity' happened. So I knew exactly what it was like to be in line at a restaurant and watch someone famous walk in and get a table immediately. I knew I didn't like that; I don't want to make somebody else feel the way I felt.

Walk Restaurant Feel Someone Table

J. Tillman was kind of an alter ego. There was a lot I didn't want people to know about my real life. With Father John Misty, I leave everything in: so much so that I lose sleep before these albums come out because there is always a line or two in there where I'm just like, 'This is not going to go down very well.'

Life Father Sleep People Ego Lose

For my shows, I don't play too many slow songs.

Slow Play Songs Many Too Shows

I unknowingly accepted impermissible benefits from my summer landlord. I look forward to moving on from this incident and to supporting my alma mater for many years to come.

Moving On Moving Forward Look Summer

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