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Al Yankovic quotes

American Comedian October 23, 1959

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If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I'd love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now. Al Yankovic
As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my..."
I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my..."
As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun. Al Yankovic
I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I'd wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and..."
I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life. Al Yankovic
I'm an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I'm a relation to Frankenstein's creation. Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever..."
People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?' Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic quote: "When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational..."
When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience. Al Yankovic
So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit. Al Yankovic
It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit. Al Yankovic
It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on. Al Yankovic
I've done a movie and a TV series, and someday I'd like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice. Al Yankovic
I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's book was something that I'd been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career. Al Yankovic
When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me. Al Yankovic

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