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• I'm always pleased that I managed to stay out of jail throughout my tenure in Chicago.

  Nick Offerman

  Jail, Chicago, Tenure

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• The key, I would say to any fledgling humorist starting out, is to make sure that sloppiness is part of your recipe. That way they come to expect fumbling and clumsiness and they say, "Oh, it must be a charming part of his personality."

  Nick Offerman

  Keys, Personality, Sloppiness

  "Interview: Nick Offerman on his ‘Simpsons’ voice and TV life after ‘Parks and Recreation’". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. October 3, 2014.

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• People keep referring to me as a standup, and that just doesn't sit well with me because a lot of my friends are standups and they're brilliant at writing jokes, and I'm not.

  Nick Offerman

  Writing, People, Brilliant

  "The GQA: Nick Offerman". Interview with GQ, www.gq.com. July 3, 2012.

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• No one will ever ask me to sing because it's beautiful. My secret is hiding my musicianship behind humor.

  Nick Offerman

  Beautiful, Secret, Hiding

  "The GQA: Nick Offerman". Interview with GQ, www.gq.com. July 3, 2012.

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• I would like Americans to make things with their hands. Thomas Jefferson and I feel that makes for a much stronger nation.

  Nick Offerman

  Funny, Hands, America

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• I've been working steadily as an actor since around 1998. I wasn't well known in the public, but I was a dependable working journeyman.

  Nick Offerman

  Actors, Well Known, Dependable

  "'Parks and Recreation's' Nick Offerman on Mustaches and Being Tackled by Robin Givens (Q&A)". Interview with Philiana Ng, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 15, 2011.

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• I've learned through experience that to trouble celebrities with my handshake doesn't do anybody any good.

  Nick Offerman

  I've Learned, Trouble, Handshake

  "The GQA: Nick Offerman". Interview with Mary Kaye Schilling, www.gq.com. July 3, 2012.

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• If I had more time, I'd watch more woodworking or home-improvement shows, but, not enough hours in the day.

  Nick Offerman

  Home, Hours In The Day, Watches

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• It's funny, growing up there was never anybody around me with any kind of artistic bent.

  Nick Offerman

  Growing Up, Artistic, Kind

  "Nick Offerman Of ‘Parks And Recreation’ On Ron Swanson, The Cubs And, Duh, Facial Hair". Interview with Joseph Erbentraut, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

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• My wife happens to be probably the greatest working woman in comedy. I can't think of anyone who even approaches her achievements and her abilities.

  Nick Offerman

  Thinking, Wife, Achievement

  "'Parks and Recreation's' Nick Offerman on Mustaches and Being Tackled by Robin Givens (Q&A)". Interview with Philiana Ng, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 15, 2011.

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• When I got my job on Parks, it was so dreamy, kind of unfathomable. I didn't think a job that excellent could exist for me.

  Nick Offerman

  Jobs, Thinking, Parks

  "Parks and Recreation's' Nick Offerman on Mustaches and Being Tackled by Robin Givens (Q&A)". Interview with Philiana Ng, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 15, 2011.

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• I also grew up building theatrical scenery. I spent many years building scenery as a large part of my income and that allowed me to really develop my shop skills.

  Nick Offerman

  Years, Skills, Income

  "Nick Offerman Of ‘Parks And Recreation’ On Ron Swanson, The Cubs And, Duh, Facial Hair". Interview with Joseph Erbentraut, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

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• I'm quite excited to not play a Xena type character - it's probably closer to me than any character I've ever played.

  Nick Offerman

  Character, Play, Excited

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I'm very hairy, and men in film and TV are no longer allowed to be hairy.

  Nick Offerman

  Men, Tvs, Film

  "Our Valentine Gift to You". Interview with Kera Bolonik, nymag.com. February 7, 2010.

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• I come from a family of fishermen. Fishing is very important to us. We don't hunt. We're not gun folk.

  Nick Offerman

  Gun, Fishing, Important

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• The quest for the next key art awards begins with tomorrow's hangover

  Nick Offerman

  Art, Hangover, Awards

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• I am a saxophone player.

  Nick Offerman

  Player, Saxophone

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• I am always so happy to be at 'SNL.' I still feel like a kid when I'm there, like I can't believe I'm watching them make the show.

  Nick Offerman

  Believe, Kids, Snl

  Interview with Mary Kaye Schilling, www.gq.com. July 3, 2012.

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• I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat tire or a broken window.

  Nick Offerman

  Illinois, Broken, Might

  Interview with Mary Kaye Schilling, www.gq.com. July 3, 2012.

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• I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

  Nick Offerman

  Inspirational, Basketball, Baseball

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• My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was masculinity: big hairy sweaty guys who could pick up a bus.

  Nick Offerman

  Uncles, Illinois, Guy

  "Our Valentine Gift to You". Interview with Kera Bolonik, nymag.com. February 7, 2010.

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• The world is split into two halves: the bacon, and the bacon eaters.

  Nick Offerman

  Life Changing, Two, Half

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• Shut your damn mouth.

  Nick Offerman

  Life Changing, Mouths, Damn

  "Fictional character: Emmett Clements". Hannie Caulder. Ernest Borgnine: Emmett Clemens, www.imdb.com. 1971.

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• I spent a lot of my youth working outside in the elements, and I kind of revel in defeating tough weather.

  Nick Offerman

  Weather, Snow, Work Out

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• I like to play women who are not strong at all, because, there's certainly plenty of myself that is no kind of a warrior.

  Nick Offerman

  Strong, Warrior, Play

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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