Quotes by Janeane Garofalo

About Janeane Garofalo:

Janeane Garofalo is an American film actress, stand-up comedian, liberal political activist, and writer.
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Taking into account the public's regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in.

Janeane Garofalo

Men are allowed to age. Men are allowed to gain weight. Men are allowed to be quirky looking.

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I'm not a cook. I like to watch the Food Network, but I don't like to cook.

Janeane Garofalo

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

Janeane Garofalo

Let's be very honest about what this is about. It's not about bashing Democrats, it's not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don't know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. T...

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I've seen other comics, with great pleasure, watching their own specials, and I don't know how or why they do it.

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I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours.

Janeane Garofalo

You know, I've had Botox. The woman who does it is very good, obviously. Very conservative.

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Let's put it this way: I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours. I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no one can tell you why, exa...

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I have yet to meet very many people in the press who are really, truly interested in writing a good story or getting at the truth. Most press people, when they come into an article, have an angle that they want already, so they need points to support...

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You just need an opportunity and then you yourself have to do a good job, and then you hope that people go, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about her.'

Janeane Garofalo

Here's what the right-wing has in, there's no shortage of the natural resources of ignorance, apathy, hate, fear. As long as those things are in the collective conscious and unconscious, the Republicans will have some votes.

Janeane Garofalo

I actually was class clown, but I don't know how that happened because I've never been considered an outwardly funny person.

Janeane Garofalo

I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't.

Janeane Garofalo

I actually was class clown, but I don't know how that happened because I've never been considered an outwardly funny person-as the people in this room will attest.

Janeane Garofalo

When I see the American flag, I go, 'Oh my God, you're insulting me.'

Janeane Garofalo

I would say just in general, in life, I'm more willing to be animated as a person, and so obviously onstage as well.

Janeane Garofalo

Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.

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I'm not specifically attached to anything other than trying to, in my personal life, fight against where I see right wing thinking. Whether it be around my dinner table or on the street or somebody reading the New York Post.

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I love a nice cooking show. It's as aesthetically pleasing as any other thing that tempts the senses, I suppose.

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Author Bio

  • NameJaneane Garofalo
  • Descriptioncomedian, actress, political activist, writer
  • BornSeptember 28, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Radio Host; Comedian; Political Activist; Writer; Film Producer; Film Director; Screenwriter; Voice Actor