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I grew up in a family where no one was in the entertainment business. So stand-up and acting were seen as something unrealistic. I always thought it was just people in L.A. and New York that became actors or comedians.

— Jim Gaffigan

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Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.

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As an actor, you deal with so much rejection and humiliation. When the good things come around, you tend not to trust your instincts.

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People don't know who I am. Some people don't know I do standup. They just write that I'm that guy from those failed sitcoms. I always joke that 'I've never heard of me either.'

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