Saturday Night Live Quotes

• Saturday Night Live is such a comedy boot camp in a way, because you get to work with so many different people who come in to host the show and you get thrown into so many situations and learn how to think on your feet, so filmmaking actually feels slow, in a good way.

  Will Ferrell

  Night, Thinking, Feet

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• Doing Saturday Night Live definitely affects my relationship with my girlfriend and with my family, because you feel so much pressure to do well that night. But I think everyone's grown to accept that and so they give me my space at the show.

  Adam Sandler

  Girlfriend, Night, Thinking

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• Most of the time you're too busy to think about it. But every now and then you say, 'I work at 'Saturday Night Live,' and that is so cool.

  Tina Fey

  Night, Thinking, Busy

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• I'd love to become like Bill Murray, who was so funny on 'Saturday Night Live' and has gone on to do some of the landmark comedies people like. And then to add this whole other phase to his career with 'Lost in Translation' and 'Rushmore.' I always felt to be able to have something similar to that would be great.

  Will Ferrell

  Night, Careers, People

  "A chat with Will Ferrell". Interview with Stephanie Snipes, www.cnn.com. November 7, 2003.

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• It's always nerve-wracking when you're hosting "Saturday Night Live." You either sink or swim.

  Christina Aguilera

  Night, Swim, Nerves

  "Christina Aguilera Interview BURLESQUE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 16, 2010.

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• I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I got to 'Saturday Night Live' where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Dad, Team, Night

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I wanted to be the next Dana Carvey. This was my ultimate goal. If I ever cut into a birthday cake and made a wish, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I threw a coin into a fountain, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I saw a shooting star, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Stars, Cutting, Night

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• Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

  Jill Scott

  Fun, Character, Night

  "Jill Scott Talks FRINGE, Why She Wanted the Role, Hopes for Her Character, Being Part of the Final Season, Working with the Cast and Future Guest Spots". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 8, 2012.

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• I think if you ask any of us here, we all dreamed of ending up on Saturday Night Live. I remember thinking, 'I'll just keep doing this as long as I can get away with it.'

  Tina Fey

  Thinking, Night, Long

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  I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.

  Christopher Walken

  Fever, Snl, Skit

  "Fictional character: Bruce Dickinson". "Saturday Night Live/ Christopher Walken/Christina Aguilera", www.imdb.com. 2000.

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• And I can see Russia from my house.

  Tina Fey

  Russia, House, I Can

  "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. February 15, 2015.

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• I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.

  Al Franken

  Dog, Smart, People

  "ABC's This Week Promotes Dem. Al Franken: 'Traded in Comedy for Politics'". Interview with Jeff Zeleny, www.newsbusters.org. May 4, 2014.

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• Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.

  Jane Curtin

  Good Night, Tomorrow, Pleasant

  "Weekend Update" with Jane Curtin, snltranscripts.jt.org. January 15, 1977.

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• I live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER.

  Chris Farley

  Rivers, Vans

  "Fictional character: Matt Foley". TV Series "Saturday Night Live" ("Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil", 1993), www.imdb.com. (1975 - ).

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• There was this real fear in doing Square Pegs after getting such a fast ride to glory on Saturday Night Live. I was afraid that the word would be peaks early, fails to live up to promise.

  Anne Beatts

  Real, Night, Squares

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• I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and I really feel like people who have left before me have always stayed with the show. They never really quite left, which is nice. Everyone kind of stays close.

  Fred Armisen

  Nice, Night, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• And I watch Saturday Night Live religiously, I have since I was a little boy. I watch it basically like one of my favorite sports teams.

  Ty Burrell

  Sports, Team, Boys

  "Show What He's Really About Solo Talk With A Family Man". Interview with Angel Cohn, www.brilliantbutcancelled.com. May 5, 2010.

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• I measure success in terms of the connection with the audience, which we've been able to do in spades. I mean, it's very hard to do that. You think about it, you go back in time, you can say, "Well, there's, like, 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Rolling Stone' or MTV." I think 'Vice' is in that category now.

  Tom Freston

  Mean, Night, Thinking

  "Vice's Shane Smith and Tom Freston on Sending Dennis Rodman to North Korea for HBO". Interview with Eriq Gardner, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 12, 2013.

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• The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live.

  Phil Hartman

  Character, Night, Voice

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• If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.

  Tracy Morgan

  Night, Saturday, Show Business

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• I'm a comedian, and I decided I wanted to be a comedian when I was eight years old watching old Saturday Night Live episodes. I never decided to be a rapper because I'm not a rapper.

  Andy Samberg

  Night, Rapper, Eight

  "Rick Ross & Andy Samberg: Riding The Wavy Train". Interview with Joe La Puma, www.complex.com. May 23, 2011.

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• I think people would want to see Tracy Morgan host Saturday Night Live.

  Tracy Morgan

  Thinking, Night, People

  Interview with Amelie Gillette, www.avclub.com. November 3, 2007.

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• I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'.

  Fred Armisen

  Night, People, Guy

  "EXCLUSIVE: Fred Armisen Talks Portlandia". Interview with B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. January 10, 2011.

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• I came away from 'Saturday Night Live' feeling very well represented. I felt, and I still feel like, they let me do so much stuff that I wanted to do. Stuff that I almost didn't even know what it was.

  Fred Armisen

  Night, Feelings, Stuff

  "Fred Armisen confirms ‘Saturday Night Live’ exit: ‘It felt very natural’". uproxx.com. June 30, 2013.

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• If it's something I feel I can do alright, I like being in those, and some that I think Rob Schneider and David Spade would be funnier at than me, I tell them to do it. I don't have any clue how we decide. There's this thing, this "Click", actually, one of my friends called me up, my partner told me about this idea that Steve Koren had. Steve Koren, by the way, the guy who wrote it with Mark O'Keefe, Steve Koren I've known since I was 22. He was a page at Saturday Night Live.

  Adam Sandler

  Thinking, Night, Ideas

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

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