113 Quotes by Larry Wilmore

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    As a culture, we've all agreed with the opinion that the world should be seen in a certain way, so at 'The Nightly Show,' our chief mission was to disagree with that premise. And to see the world in a way that may not make everybody comfortable. And to present it with a cast of people who don't always get to have a voice on that.

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    Writing is the most frustrating, but it's something that I've always done.

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    My parents are from the Midwest. They're from Evanston, Illinois. They moved out to Los Angeles right before I was born.

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    All writers have a love-hate relationship with writing. Performing is fun, too, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite. But the most fulfilling is producing.

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    Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night.

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    The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.

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    I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do.

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    Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.

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