David Cross Quotes

• Abandoned babies are unfortunate unwanted results of a once urgent desire to have an orgasm.

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• As for Tenacious D, of course it could work as a full length movie; all it requires is a great writer and great director with an ability to think outside of conventional film comedy.

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• Besides if people really want to support the troops they would vote democrat.

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• I also try to think of ways to articulate the joke more economically.

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• I don’t think HBO would want to do anything in conjunction with Sub Pop but I never asked either.

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• I hate bumper stickers, you can’t sum anything up. All you do is paint yourself in some caricaturist corner.

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• I lived in LA for almost nine years and if I never went back there again it would be fine.

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• I love doing stuff with Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin. We give the stage to good bands and funny people.

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• I love Tinkle, it’s really the most fun I’ve had in years.

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• I remember being a kid and the Vietnam War was huge and looking at Watergate.

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• I think people, for the most part, actually want what they think is best.

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• I went to a bunch of marches in New York and Washington, and you know I believe in the cause, but to march with those people takes a lot of compromise on my end.

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• I’d be curious to find out, but I don’t think people in the entertainment industry are proportionally more or less serious politically than anyone in the landscaping industry.

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• I’ll think of the idea and then I’ll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny.

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• In New York there isn’t that weird palpable competitive thing where it’s friendly but everyone isn’t trying to top one another with jokes when you’re just hanging around.

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• It’s not about trying to be funny all the time. It’s more of a document that hopefully is funny.

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• My biggest problem is retaining the exact information.

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• Nobody is going to be as bad for free thinking, right-minded individuals than George Bush.

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• Occasionally I’ll watch Fox News for as long as I can tolerate it, or CNN. I’ll watch until I get infuriated, but you got to know what they’re talking about and what they’re not talking about.

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• Originally they wanted me to be Buster but I really like the Tobias part.

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David Cross (25)

Birth:	4th April, 1964
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Comedian

About

David Cross was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter, known primarily for his standup work, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show, and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom Arrested Development. Cross formed the sketch comedy group "Cross Comedy" with 12 other performers, and they put on a new show every week. He performed at the alternative comedy club Un-Cabaret in Los Angeles. Cross continues to perform stand-up, in which he blends political commentary and satire. In 2004, Shut Up You Fucking Baby! was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

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