253 Quotes by Norm Macdonald

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    It's a very odd thing with Hollywood, where you do stand-up, you're good at it, then they go, "How would you like to be a horrible actor?" Then you say, "All right, that sounds good. I'll do that."

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    My dad had this thing - everyone in Canada wants to play hockey; that's all they want to do. So when I was a kid, whenever we skated my dad would not let us on the ice without hockey sticks, because of this insane fear we would become figure skaters!

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    There's no such thing, of course, as an old-fashioned gay guy. They're the most decadent people.

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    I'd say Jon Stewart has remained funny the entire time. Jon always makes it funny first. And he's just, he's talking about serious things, but in a funny way. Other comedians will talk about serious things in a serious way, and then you don't know what's going on.

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    It is easier to hate those we love, than love those whom we have hated.

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    In terms of merit, sports has mathematical statistics. That's how you know who the best player is.

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    [sam] Kinison, when he started out, he'd come to Canada when I was first starting, and he'd always [bomb].

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