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• Trying to figure things out was my gig. Without the human condition, there's no struggle, no pain and that means no laughter.

  Lenny Bruce

  Laughter, Pain, Struggle

  "The Lenny Bruce Interview, Jill Bourque’s How We First Met and Stage Time With Steven Alan Green". jewishjournal.com. April 7, 2013.

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• One of my first gigs was as a guest star, and I was supposed to be a big imposing character.

  David Giuntoli

  Stars, Character, Guests

  Source: collider.com

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• There was a period when I stopped talking so much, because I was just going through certain things. I just did the gigs and just stayed in, tried to stay away.

  Jimi Hendrix

  Talking, Periods, Certain

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• I'm one of three judges on 'MasterChef' with Gordon Ramsay, but I don't want my own show. I'm kind of used to the sidekick gig.

  Joe Bastianich

  Judging, Sidekicks, Three

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• Chocolate thickens the saliva, which isn't good news if you've gotta recite Shakespeare or sing Iron Man. Having said that, you're not supposed to drink tea either but I still do before gigs. It's not very rock and roll, but it's like a magic potion to me.

  Ozzy Osbourne

  Men, Rocks, Rock And Roll

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• People get good gigs because they stand up....You don't get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

  Seth Godin

  People, Mind Your Own Business, Tyranny

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• And I never missed one concert. In 89 shows, I think I did one a bit suspect show. In the old days, I'd pull gigs left, right and center because I was too f - - up.

  Ozzy Osbourne

  Thinking, Concerts, Shows

  Source: www.nola.com

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• If you're looking to freelance, just get as many gigs going as you can, and you can make it work... It's about getting as many side projects as possible, keeping as many balls in the air as you can, and what you're doing, basically, is diversifying your portfolio, with the same kinds of rewards. One falls through, and you still have another one to work on.

  Chris Hardwick

  Fall, Air, Balls

  "How Nerdist Chris Hardwick Gets Things Done". Interview with Kevin Purdy, lifehacker.com. April 29, 2008.

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• Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.

  Sophie Ellis Bextor

  Sophie, Contracts, Entity

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• I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.

  Yann Tiersen

  Play, Boring, Imagine

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• When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty scary. I was 12, or 13.

  Dhani Harrison

  Dad, Thinking, People

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• I was rooming with Jimmy Bowen at the time, doing some gigs, then I went back to New Orleans and played there in '62.

  Johnny Ramistella

  New Orleans, Jimmy

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• Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Christmas, Light, Fog

  Twitter post from Dec 25, 2014

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• So many of these comics are just frustrated singers or actors - they want to get a gig doing a sitcom. It's paint-by-the-numbers comedy, lame joke-telling. They're drawn to it as a career move.

  Sam Kinison

  Moving, Careers, Numbers

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• The director's job is full of all sorts of annoyances and details - like how many cars are on the street. Ugh. I don't want it. I like my gig. And I feel that for the next 30 years or so I can keep learning more about it.

  Tyne Daly

  Jobs, Years, Car

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.

  George Benson

  Simple, Guitar, Band

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• Nothing is worse than going home and having not played a gig.

  Nicki Minaj

  Home, Going Home

  Source: observer.com

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• When I was a little kid, I used to say, "I would rather host the Oscars than win an Oscar." To me, that seemed like the more appealing, fun gig.

  Seth Rogen

  Fun, Kids, Winning

  "Seth Rogen Talks Hosting the 2012 Spirit Awards, THE APOCALYPSE, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 2, His Favorite Films of the Year, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 15, 2012.

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• I get myself a gig somewhere, whether it's in a club, whether it's in a bar, it doesn't matter, and I just work on New Year's Eve because I always feel it's very symbolic for me for the next year, for the new year.

  Debbie Harry

  New Year, Years, Bars

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• I did a modeling gig once, but I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

  Alex Pettyfer

  Acting, Want, Easier

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• When I do stand-up for a long time, I'll get burned out, then I'll get an acting gig. For me, the grass is always greener. I'd like to do a mixture of all of it. My goal is just to do small movies that I've written. That's what I'm trying to do now, just write smaller movies.

  Zach Galifianakis

  Writing, Long, Goal

  Interview with Josh Modell, www.avclub.com. March 7, 2007.

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• I was recording stuff with my dad when I was like five, six years old. I played with him on tour. I'd gone with him to Japan in '91, played some gigs, did a couple shows at the Albert Hall.

  Dhani Harrison

  Couple, Dad, Japan

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them.

  Dhani Harrison

  Play, People, Way

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Hopefully, there's a place in music for Tinted Windows. If we're really trying to be iconic, we should just stop right now. If one of us could die, that would also help. But I don't think anybody wants that gig.

  Taylor Hanson

  Thinking, Trying, Want

  "Taylor Hanson of Tinted Windows". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. August 30, 2009.

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• Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.

  Tony Hale

  Jobs, Grateful, Looks

  "Veep's Tony Hale talks about Arrested Development and creeping out James Van Der Beek". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. April 27, 2012.

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