Fred Armisen quotes

Fred Armisen is an American comedian, actor, and writer, widely recognized for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and co-creating "Portlandia." His unique style blends observational humor with quirky character performances. He is also an accomplished musician and a creative force in television comedy. Here are 23 of his quotes:

I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'.

Fred Armisen

When people say that L.A. doesn't have a culture, I think it really does: a very old culture, and very specific. There's streets named after entertainers, and statues of entertainers, and it's great. Entertainment is still art, even if it makes billions of dollars. So it's like a city built on entertainment, and art in a way.

Fred Armisen

When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,' and I thought, 'How good could it really be?' I'm like, 'Sure, great, uh... I'd love to see it.' But then when I went, it truly, I am not kidding, is the best coffee I have ever had.

Fred Armisen

I want it all... fast. I want to be married, I want to live together... and then somewhere around a year or two years, I get freaked out. I freak out emotionally and then I actually feel like 'Oh my God, who's this stranger in my house?'

Fred Armisen

The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.

Fred Armisen

There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one of those people. I wanted attention.

Fred Armisen

Every music journalist I've ever met has been stunningly beautiful.

Fred Armisen

I loooved Sleater-Kinney like a crazy person.

Fred Armisen

I started comedy in like 1998.

Fred Armisen

I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches.

Fred Armisen

I'm obsessed with my 20s. I buy things that I wanted in my 20s. It's weird; it's a weird thing that I didn't grow out of.

Fred Armisen

Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.

Fred Armisen

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and I really feel like people who have left before me have always stayed with the show. They never really quite left, which is nice. Everyone kind of stays close.

Fred Armisen

Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.

Fred Armisen

Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch.

Fred Armisen

I love painters because I don't paint, so I get to enjoy art; I like collecting paintings.

Fred Armisen

I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain about anything now. That stuff was heavy.

Fred Armisen

I try to maintain a high level of coolness. Which means I've gotta look at lot of magazines. I've gotta look at a lot of ads to see what people want to wear.

Fred Armisen

I came away from 'Saturday Night Live' feeling very well represented. I felt, and I still feel like, they let me do so much stuff that I wanted to do. Stuff that I almost didn't even know what it was.

Fred Armisen

I can't relax. I'm not happy unless I'm working on stuff. 'SNL' is always a huge workload, as enjoyable as it is.

Fred Armisen