I always call myself a "student" of the guitar. by Nick Offerman

I always call myself a "student" of the guitar.

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One of the most poignant pieces of recent science fiction for me was the portrayal of the adults in the Pixar film WALL-E. I feel like we're on the cusp of becoming fat babies in floating chairs being fed everything in shake form, and I feel like I am as prone to laziness as anybody.

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When we think of an actor, we think of a tanned, frosted-tipped, model-looking guy. We don't think of a plumber.

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Auditioning for television shows - to find a guy who has a lot of experience as a laborer is a bit of an anomaly. We do exist. I know several other actors who have made their living, instead of a waitress job, framing houses or blacktopping roads.

I'm enjoying the opportunity that Parks And Recreation affords me to exploit my own soapbox agenda, which is to try to encourage people to make things with their hands.

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I've split my life between a few different disciplines. by Nick Offerman

I've split my life between a few different disciplines.

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I think the whole thing is kind of sad, honestly, in the same way that our civilization - particularly the consumers of pop culture - has grown so used to an emasculated, bare-chested leading man that something like simply growing a mustache can impress people.

men civilization thinking

When I arrive in Los Angeles in the entertainment community, and I use implements like a shovel and a hammer, our society has distanced itself so far from working with its hands that those incredibly pedestrian skills are perceived as somehow being extraordinary.

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Children are so egocentric - they want to watch their lives, and... by Nick Offerman

Children are so egocentric - they want to watch their lives, and not yours.

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Let's just say I can never be cast again after Ron Swanson. Then I have a life of theater and woodworking and my wife to look forward to, and that doesn't make me anything but very happy.

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My family has schoolteachers and librarians, and I think people who teach are probably some of our greatest American heroes. Certainly, underpaid and unsung.

hero people thinking

I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manliness or machismo, when amongst my family of farmers and paramedics and regular Americans, I'm kind of the sissy in my family.

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Actually, I'm not super-kickass at a lot of things. by Nick Offerman

Actually, I'm not super-kickass at a lot of things.

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

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I think that purity creates not only a higher level of artistic v... by Nick Offerman

I think that purity creates not only a higher level of artistic vision but a purer work ethic.

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I won't read a new graphic comic novel until the writer has completed the entire series. I got burned a few times when I got turned on to a book, plowed through it only to find out the author was in the middle of writing the next.

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Doing voice work is more like recording music that people are going to listen to. You're creating an oral experience using whatever bells and whistles you have in your voice, and you can shut your eyes and use your imagination and nobody's going to see if the faces you make don't match the voices you make. That's a lot of fun.

I don't know what it is on an elemental level, but a beard in general evokes hedonism. It's a more lush personal grooming style. It's more comfortable and cozy; it's less sharp and angular and businesslike. I feel like a beard is more Hobbit-like, even though Hobbits themselves are clean-shaven.

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I made an executive decision in college when I learned how behind I was in the world of books, films, and music because of my rural upbringing. I really reduced the amount of time that sports took up in my life.I still have some Faulkner to get through.

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I am a saxophone player. by Nick Offerman

I am a saxophone player.

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Your dreams are always going to seem much more profound to you th... by Nick Offerman

Your dreams are always going to seem much more profound to you then they are to your friend.