I try to pick music for a diner that doesnt involve a lot of lyrics, so you're not paying attention to that. As long as it doesnt dominate the party, it should be more atmosphere music. When I'm by myself, I never play music. Amy Sedaris More Quotes by Amy Sedaris More Quotes From Amy Sedaris although it has been said that idle hands are the devil's workshop, when it comes to teenagers, both idle and active hands are the devil's workshop. Amy Sedaris teenager devil hands I'm drawn to real-life characters. A lot of the characters I play, I've had in me since second grade. I've been dragging them around my entire life, and then sometimes I marry them with different people. But seldom have I really come up with a new character. In my head it's like, "I'll pull that person out that I've been doing since sixth grade and see where they're at right now.". Amy Sedaris different character people Usually, the best ideas come from other people's good ideas, which then, after a short gestation period, become your ideas. Amy Sedaris gestation-period people ideas As my guests leave even my most simple parties, I consistently hear the same thing: 'That was the best time I ever had,' and it's always me saying it. But I do know in my heart they all feel the same way, probably. Amy Sedaris party simple heart Imagination! My problem is that I have so many ideas, I never have enough time to use them all. Just the other day I thought up eleven things I could do with a flowerpot. Eleven! Three of those things didn't even involve plants. Amy Sedaris enough-time imagination ideas If you decide on having an alcoholic at your party, make sure it's a large gathering. This way, until the alcoholic begins removing their clothes or dangling the cat out the window, they can sort of blend in. An alcoholic at a small gathering is called an intervention. Amy Sedaris cat party drinking I've never played anyone who didn't like themselves. I don't care if they're unattractive, but it's important that they think of themselves as attractive. And I guess that's part of their charm. Amy Sedaris unattractive important thinking Begin your story with a sentence that will immediately grab hold of your listener's ears like a surly nun in a Catholic school. Amy Sedaris catholic stories school That's why I love improvisational theater so much - you do it [scene] once and then it's done. You don't get bogged down with a lot of preplanning and repetition. If I do something and it gets a laugh, I don't want to do it again. Why bother? I'm just repeating myself. It's boring. Amy Sedaris done want laughing I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid. Amy Sedaris problem stupid firsts Accentuaute the positives - medicate the negatives. Amy Sedaris Exercise your imagination muscle! How many uses can you come up with for a flowerpot? Write down your answers. But don't write them in this book. Grab a separate sheet of paper. I didn't spend two and a half weeks writing a book just so you could mark up the pages with your silly ideas for things you can do with a flowerpot. When it comes down to it, what's wrong with a flowerpot not being a flowerpot? Why is nothing ever good enough for you? Amy Sedaris silly writing book I like working with the public, I like working with food, and I like making cash. Amy Sedaris cash Fire had an almost magical quality that suggested anything was possible. Early on, man even believed that fire was a god that had to be fed with animal sacrifices in order to burn brightly. Today we have evolved a long way from this ridiculous notion of a 'fire god' and now rightfully understand God to be a bearded being who lives amongst the clouds and hates Jews and homosexuals. Amy Sedaris sacrifice hate god My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him. Amy Sedaris boyfriend dad father Crafting is putting ideas into action and then holding them together with an inexpensive adhesive. Amy Sedaris hobbies together ideas Crafting, or 'making things,' has always been a delightful pastime of mine because it requires putting common elements together in order to achieve a lovely something that nobody needs. Amy Sedaris lovely together order My characters always like themselves. Amy Sedaris character I'm not a first-place person. Amy Sedaris persons firsts Some crafts have been practiced for centuries. These crafts were created using skills passed from generation to generation, and were motivated by necessity such as baskets and pottery, or artistic expression, such as more baskets and more pottery. Today, there is a much more leisurely attitude toward crafting, and virtually anyone without a job and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters. Amy Sedaris skills attitude jobs
