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"43 Pauly Shore Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 1 February 1968 | Actor | Comedian | Filmmaker |
Even at my peak, I never went too over the top.
Even Never Over Peak
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I'm not used to getting good reviews.

Getting Good Reviews Used
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That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money.

Biggest Hollywood Money Own
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Whenever someone dies everyone says, I love that guy, except for Jeffrey Dahmer.

Dies Everyone Except Guy
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My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic.

Both Comedy Dad Everything
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My mom is two people to me. She's my mom number one, and then she's this lady most comedians know as being a legendary owner of a nightclub that's responsible for starting a lot of heavy careers.

Being Careers Comedians Heavy
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I was one of the first veejays to take the camera out on location, and that's what was unique about MTV at that time.
About Camera First Location
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I'm Jewish. I've always had a thing where it's okay to dance with the devil, just don't become the devil. Even at my peak, I never went too over the top.

Always Become Dance Devil
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I really don't go out every night to red-carpet events.
Events Every Go Night
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I don't think any of us would be who we are if our parents weren't who they were. People that are in show business, and their parents are not in show business, their parents probably motivated them to get in show business.

Any Business Get Motivated
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It's in my blood to tour. It's in my blood to get on the road. It's in my blood to go onstage.

Blood Get Go Onstage
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I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure.

Comfortable Definitely Lot More
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My 20s were a time where I made it; my 30s were when I was away, confused, and trying to figure it all out.

All-Out Away Confused Figure
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Death isn't a funny thing. We're all lucky to be living.

Death Funny Living Lucky
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The best comedy to me - and again, I grew up with comedy since I was a baby, so I've seen it all - is when you exaggerate the truth, like Richard Pryor did, you understand?

Again Baby Best Comedy
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Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me.

Chose Comedy Me Something
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'Entourage' is a staple L.A.-based show, and people say it's pretty real, and I thought it was. It's an exaggeration of the truth.

Entourage Exaggeration People Pretty
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The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people involved.

About Best Control Everything
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People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves.

About Fun Other People
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Everywhere I go, people know who I am.
Everywhere People Know Who
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I giggle when I put myself down. It's just funny to me.

Down Funny Giggle Just
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I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you know?

Audience Dictates Feel Get
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In my 30s, it wasn't cool to like Pauly Shore movies. It was cool to like them when they came out, then it wasn't cool.
Came Cool Like Movies
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The public was used to a Pauly Shore film coming out every year or two, you understand? So when that went away, the public lost familiarity with me.

Away Coming Every Familiarity
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When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized.

Criticized Get Going Hey
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Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me. I was just inherently funny when I was a kid.

Chose Comedy Funny Inherently
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I think the best comedy comes from stuff that's based in reality.

Based Best Comedy Reality
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When you're a kid, all you really care about are Slurpees and Slip N Slide and riding your bike, and that's what I did.

About Bike Care Did
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I miss working with great actors, working with great directors

Actor Directors Great Miss
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I think you gotta look at stuff half-full as opposed to half-empty.
Gotta Look Opposed Stuff
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We all have a past; it's just that my past is out there for all to see.

Just Out Past See
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I'm into politics - I'm interested in the election and how pissed off people get.

Election Get How Interested
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Serious and intense people, they drain you. But someone who's an idiot, like myself, they're fun. You either hate me or you love me.

Drain Either Fun Hate
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I fly around with chicks on each arm and have no script. I just talk about what I feel like. But that's why my act works: I'm like this normal guy.

About Act Arm Around
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When you deal with a comedian who has a specific act, you can't hold 'em back. You got to work with 'em, dude. What you think, I'm just gonna do what's on the page, say 'yes sir, no sir'? I'm creatively beyond that.

Act Back Beyond Comedian
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I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you know?

Howl Know Life Mean
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The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period.
About Best Control Everything
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When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people involved. And it's hard, man. They brainwash you to think you're doing the right thing.

Doing Hard Involved Man
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You don't have to be inspired by comedians. You have to be inspired by things that are real, whether it's music, comedy...a movie - that should inspire you.

Comedy Comedians Inspired Real
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Physically, my character is stronger than him which is totally unrealistic, ... Because in reality he can ... kill me. I think it has a lot to do with (him being) the youngest of all of his brothers, and I think he got beat up a lot.

Physically Unrealistic Character Beat
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