25 Quotes by Sasheer Zamata


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    My favorite Kanye album is 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.'

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    I was late to the game on D.R.A.M.; I knew of 'Cha Cha,' but then I saw his Tiny Desk Concert, and I was hooked. I love how happy he is.

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    When I moved to New York, I didn't know how much improv and comedy would play into my life. I thought I was going to do theater and Broadway and stuff.

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    There's such a rich history in 'SNL' of political humor, and I think audience members expect that from us.

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    Our work should be a reflection of society, and if you're not concerned with including all of society, then I don't really know what you're doing making art in the first place.

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    I do think that people have a desire to talk about issues they may have wanted to avoid before.

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    I was actually going to work at Tokyo Disney. I thought, 'I'll work in the family!' That was my postgraduate plan. I didn't really have any plans lined up, but I was going to audition for this big band jazz show that was at Tokyo Disney. I think the concert was, like, for a year or something, and I thought, 'Yeah, that's what I'll do!'

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