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Kathy Griffin [1961-0] American

Rank: 101
Comedian, Actress

Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and television host. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, she moved to Los Angeles in 1978, where she studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and became a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings.

Anger, Food, Humor

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If you see me on Friday, you'll see different material on Saturday night.		101
The great thing about celebrity culture is that they can't seem to stop themselves from displaying their ridiculous behaviour. I feel it's my job as a serious investigative journalist to witness all kinds of behaviour and then report back to the audience through the prism of my own anger and bitterness.	Anger	102
I have no limits, no filter, no class, no poise. No decorum. Just fun.		103
I am an outsider looking in, absolutely. You're not going to see me at the Academy Awards 'Vanity Fair' party any time soon. I'm not somebody who, no matter where I go, there are paparazzi or any of that nonsense. But I have a little window into that world, and I can enter it and dance around. I want to be the audience's ticket into the party.		104
No, I love Montreal... I think I love Montreal more than Montreal loves me... I love the food there.	Food	105
My friend Anderson Cooper is the scion of one of America's great shipping and railroad families, the Vanderbilts.		106
I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly.		107
Well, the coffeehouse audiences never know what they're going to get, and all the comics are different, as opposed to when you go to a club, and they're pretty much all telling jokes with set-ups and punchlines. Coffeehouse audiences are the most forgiving: They really listen, which is the best part.		108
I have a no-apology policy. No apologies for jokes. I apologize in my real life all the time. I say ridiculous things, I make mistakes constantly. But when I'm on stage, I'm at a microphone... it's a joke!		109
To give up my job as a temp and actually make a living doing comedy, it was staggering.		110
I also love Mole, the unsung hero of reality programming.		111
I love Mariah Carey. Remember the breakdown? I loved the breakdown.		112
I have friends who are going through chemotherapy, and they make the darkest, most hideous cancer jokes you've ever heard.		113
Food is my thing, I do not smoke or drink, so food is my vice.		114
Well, my whole thing with gossip is I couldn't care less if it's true.		115
I'm on every worst-dressed list imaginable.		116
I'm always listening and watching; my ear is like a boom mike. And judging, frankly. Constantly judging.		117
I also don't have a desire to be on the A-list. I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.		118
I apologize in my real life all the time. I say ridiculous things, I make mistakes constantly. But when I'm on stage, I'm at a microphone... it's a joke!		119
I have a no-apology policy.		120
I'm not an artist. I tell inappropriate stories and jokes and I try to make people laugh.		121
Gwyneth Paltrow names her kid Apple. I'm not going to let that stand.		122
So I wonder if anything should ever be off limits.		123
I hate it, it is tedious... when I write for my act, it is very improvisational, I write bullet points, I cannot sit in front of a computer; that is not my style.		124
That's what I loved about Temptation Island. I don't even know why they did it.		125
I can say whatever I want. So do not bring the kids. It's definitely rated R.		126
A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them.		201
I actually have to pick and chose stuff that I know I'm going to bomb at.		202
It is a challenge, with the global fame, to try to act like I put my pants on one leg at a time, when in fact I have Pippa Middleton help me put my pants on every morning. She's my lady-in-waiting as well.		203
I'm not somebody who no matter where I go there are paparazzi or any of that nonsense. But I have a little window into that world and I can enter it and dance around. I want to be the audience's ticket into the party.		204
Oh, I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. But that's just part of the deal. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of my mouth.		205
I love to work. I love doing standup.		206
Well, Jon Hamm isn't a real celebrity.		207
Pretty much everywhere I go, I'm pretty much thinking I'm going to be bounced. I am still the outsider who snuck into the party. I identify with the regular person, because that is who I am.		208
Remember, folks, I am a comedian, not a journalist.		209
I have to tell you, though, the sexism in late night talk is so profound.		210
I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is great. But then, when I do stand-up, I love getting my own point of view out there.		211
I think I love Montreal more than Montreal loves me... I love the food there.		212
I grew up in Chicago and was a huge fan of 'The Second City', so when I moved to L.A., I was looking for anything that resembled that... then I started 'The Groundlings', so I went to a show and it was very much like 'Second City'. I was so impressed that that same night I went backstage and I went up to the funniest person there.		213
I'm a female in comedy, so of course I want there to be more women on 'SNL', and women of color.		214
I'm also doing a special for Comedy Central called Autobiography. It's going to be a spoof of Biography.		215
That's life when you're on the D-list.		216
I'm not always in that good with middle-aged heterosexual men.		217
The thing that cracks me up is how these reality characters start out thrilled and excited just to be on television, and how they move to thinking they are as big as the Friends.		218
Have I gone too far?		219
The beauty about the D-list is that people who are on it probably don't know they are.		220
I do road gigs occasionally but I don't want to go out on the road for months at a time.		221
So yes, I say things I regret constantly, and I just can't help it.		222
My act is based on my life.		223
I think a Celebrity Survivor would be great.		224
The thing that bums me out about 'The Real World' is I don't want to believe that teenagers are that stupid.		225
I'm basically always on tour.		226
I am in love with Larry David.		301
It was a nightmare having cameras in the house 10 hours a day for a month.		302
I love to make fun of fashion because it is just so silly.		303
My act has always reflected what's going on in my life.		304
A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.	Humor	305
I don't like doing movies, period. Movies are hard. I like TV.		306
But if something funny happens, I can't resist. I have to tell the people.		307
Well, I think that when I perform on the road I always thank the audience for buying a ticket because it's a big deal to buy a ticket for a live entertainment, get a baby-sitter and pay for the meal, the parking, whatever.		308
When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.		309
I have what I call A-list moments, but believe me, I'm still on the D-list.		310
I'll be honest, there's a part of me that does think I'm held to a different standard than my contemporaries and peers, and it's a little frustrating.		311
I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.		312
I identify with the regular person, because that is who I am.		313

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