If I have anything, it's tenacity. Hal Sparks More Quotes by Hal Sparks More Quotes From Hal Sparks Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up. Hal Sparks giving-up political two Mainly, when I go see a show, unfortunately it's more industrial espionage than it is going to actually enjoy a show. Hal Sparks espionage enjoy shows Growing up in Kentucky, I used to hang out with four running buddies as a kid - 6, 10, and 11 years old. Two of them would later come out, and so 50 percent of my friends as a kid were gay. Hal Sparks growing-up running kids I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security. Hal Sparks illusion benefits actors I'm named after a computer and grew up really interested in them. Hal Sparks grew computer grew-up I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that. Hal Sparks guitar focus player I'm a writer, so I like dissecting things. Hal Sparks dissecting It's better to waste money, than it is to waste time. You can always get more money. Hal Sparks better you money time You'd think after 8 years of things called 'The Patriot Act' and 'No Child Left Behind' they would know that we have figured out the 'Call it what it ain't' PR ploy by now, but... um... no. Hal Sparks child think know you Vegas has the Whitman's Sampler of audiences. They come from all different places, so you have to do some crowd psychology. You have to find the heartbeat of the room. It doesn't shift my jokes, but it shifts my timing and my attention. Hal Sparks find you jokes attention The name 'Charmageddon' actually comes from a social technique that I use. Which is, you know, literally obliterating people with charm so that you can get away with saying stuff that no one else could ever get away with, you know? Hal Sparks name saying you people If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture. I think it's important to have substance for what you're saying. Hal Sparks job good you together There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or something, I don't have to rely on anyone else but me. Hal Sparks doing never me play Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics used really obvious analogies like rain for tears. Hal Sparks words tears rain song