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Ironically, to my children, b...

Ironically, to my children, bedtime is a punishment that violates their basic rights as human beings.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I was able to make the jump t...

I was able to make the jump to theaters without having a TV show. My passion for getting a TV show just plummeted. It was like I had already achieved what I wanted to achieve.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I was raised in a family wher...

I was raised in a family where my father was the first one to go to college.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I like to stay in a hotel whe...

I like to stay in a hotel where it's a dome of silence. I can sit in my room and do nothing.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I didn't think that it's some...

I didn't think that it's something that would happen. I didn't think I would be in the position, emotionally or financially, to be able to do that. But I've been lucky [to have big family].

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

A lot of people are like, "Yo...

A lot of people are like, "You're doing commercials?" And I honestly feel like those Sierra Mist commercials are better than a lot of sitcoms I get offered. It's hard work, and I'm paid a lot of money, and I do it because I love the soda.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

The idea of having a large fa...

The idea of having a large family, I definitely had a romantic notion of it.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

Once you identify yourself as...

Once you identify yourself as believing something, you open yourself to ridicule.

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The whole idea of comedy, the...

The whole idea of comedy, there is nothing normal about going up on stage to make strangers laugh. But I'm also not an exhibitionist like other comics. I'm not up there talking about masturbating.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

You ever read a book that cha...

You ever read a book that changed your life? Me neither.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

It's weird, I love acting and...

It's weird, I love acting and stand-up is a very unique, solitary thing where you are the writer, performer and director. But acting is incredibly rewarding, working and interacting with people to create funny moments. I can't imagine not doing acting or stand-up, I really enjoy both of them that much.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I worked on USA Today as a to...

I worked on USA Today as a topic for while. I tried to do something on hand chairs, chairs that look like hands. I really tried. But some topics are not truly universal.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

Most of my material is , it d...

Most of my material is , it doesn't necessarily involve a lot of editing. So even the show with the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, I don't have to worry about some of the material being inappropriate.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I'm definitely hesitant weari...

I'm definitely hesitant wearing shorts during the summer. Like for a pale person, you know, summer - everyone in the world is so excited for summer, but pale people, we're just like, oh no.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

People need to write articles...

People need to write articles and they need to have angles in them and I'm grateful when people are doing articles, but I always say there's not a great mystery to stand-up comedy.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I do have some Catholic stuff...

I do have some Catholic stuff that is done from the perspective of an ignorant Catholic. But other than that, topic-wise, there's nothing really filthy.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

I should clarify that anyone ...

I should clarify that anyone that goes onstage and makes strangers laugh is insane. So I am insane.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

You didn't question - kind of...

You didn't question - kind of like, you would go to college. You would wear a tie to work. You would, you know, you would work for 40 years. And then you would play golf for three years, and then you would die. That was how I was raised.

Jim Gaffigan 337 quotes

Kale is a superfood and it's s...

Kale is a superfood and it's special power is tasting bad.

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I married a woman who loves to...

I married a woman who loves to camp, and I am what you would call 'indoorsy'... My wife always brings up, 'Camping's a tradition in my family.' Hey, it was a tradition in everyone's family 'til we came up with the house.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....