Science gives you an understanding of the physical world, and it increases the capacity for fascination. Reggie Watts More Quotes by Reggie Watts More Quotes From Reggie Watts Being faced with too many options. I mean, it makes me feel as though I'm overwhelmed by too many possibilities; that can be a very vulnerable feeling because it's hard to make a decision. Reggie Watts decision feelings mean Not necessarily in the beginning, thinking I would have a career in comedy, but I was always interested in making people laugh. Reggie Watts careers people thinking Everyone speaks stupid. Reggie Watts speak stupid Essentially a joke is creating an idea, whether sonic or visual, whether it's something musical or a traditional joke. Reggie Watts creating musical ideas I've always wanted to do a Shakespearean soliloquy, or a fake Shakespearean soliloquy, and now I'm doing that more often in shows. Things I've always wanted to do starting to happen. Reggie Watts starting fake shows I try not to talk about something unless it's something I love. But if it's something that really annoys me, I fixate on it, learn something about it and then, when I'm onstage, it comes out. Reggie Watts annoying ifs trying I'm always trying to see things from different peoples' perspectives, to understand why they love something. Reggie Watts always-trying perspective different If I'm improvising and I'm not doing well it's because I'm not listening very well. Either I'm overly concerned with something or I'm drifting or maybe I'm too stoned but I'm not getting a clear signal. Reggie Watts drifting signals listening There are three different modes: playing piano, just me at the microphone, and me at my effects units. And I can mix those up in different ways. Reggie Watts piano three different There are things I believe in to a certain extent, as much as a scientist would. And I like, through the means of entertainment, to explore those ideas. Reggie Watts mean believe ideas I like to ride the line between absurd and sincere. Reggie Watts absurd sincere lines When in doubt, zoom out. Reggie Watts when-in-doubt zoom doubt If it's physical pain, you just deal with it the best way you can. But if it's more emotional, I don't know. I just try my best to feel it, take it in, and just allow myself to go through whatever may actually come from it. And then a certain amount of it, you can use to transform it through art, which is the healthy way of dealing with it, as well. Reggie Watts emotional pain art I don't have a 10-octave range. No human being has a 10-octave range. Reggie Watts range human-beings humans The most important thing is to keep creating and following my inklings as they come into being and acting on them. Reggie Watts creating acting important I had a job at a movie theater for like a year and a half and then a job at a health food store for like two years. Those were the only two jobs I ever had. Reggie Watts jobs two years What I'm doing on stage now is just the tip of the iceberg. Reggie Watts iceberg tip-of-the-iceberg stage I want to be able to make a movie. Reggie Watts able want Good comedians are great philosophers. Reggie Watts great-philosophers philosopher comedian The idea of experimenting with machines to create art was always something I tinkered with. Reggie Watts machines ideas art
