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“A real explosion is not only much more fun to shoot, it also helps the actors and creates an energy on set and ultimately in the scene.”

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Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh, born on January 14, 1963, is a renowned film producer from the United States. Known for his unique storytelling style and diverse film themes, his works include 'sex, lies, and videotape', 'Traffic', and 'Ocean's Eleven'. more

“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.”

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Author:Patton Oswalt

“You saw a lot of guys, especially in the early '90s, whose acts were a pitch for a sitcom. A lot of them were very funny, but there's nothing worse than watching comedians or musicians who are up there and are doing something they're not interested in.”

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Author:Patton Oswalt

“It was actually the opposite of what a director once said to me. He said, 'Remember, everyone is here to serve you.' And as he walked away, I thought to myself, 'It's exactly the opposite: I'm here to serve everyone.”

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Author:Rob Marshall

“The process is to me is going onstage night after night after night after night until I get a new hour. And then once that hour is solidified and recorded, I move on.”

Moving Night Process Hours

Author:Patton Oswalt

“I've never looked at a tax return without immediately losing consciousness.”

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Author:Rob Marshall

“I could never have been an accountant. I got a D in math.”

Has Beens Math Accountants

Author:Rob Marshall

“With a comedian, it's the opposite. You put that album out, and they've heard it. If they're coming out to see you, you'd better be doing new stuff. There's always a tiny part of the audience that want to hear certain bits of yours, or they've brought friends to see you, and they've told them about some of your bits. Then maybe you should do them.”

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Author:Patton Oswalt

“But for the most part, for the majority of a stand-up audience, you better have new stuff they've not heard. And if you put an album out, just consider that material gone. At least that's how I see it.”

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Author:Patton Oswalt

“Most records, you build from the drums and bass up. This one, we started with the vocals in Nashville and recorded them live with just the guitars and tried to make that complete and lovely-sounding without any adornment at all. I really wanted to get something with the vocal that I've never gotten before Armchair Apocrypha.”

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Author:Andrew Bird

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