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“And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.”
“Well, Dwight was born to be No. 2 and I don't think he would know what to do as a leader. But he loves following. He would have made a great fascist.”
“The founder of the Mona Foundation actually knew my dad for years, and the more I learned about it, the more I realized I really found the perfect charity. It sponsors schools and educational initiatives all over the planet.”
“I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way.”
“I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.”
“I think Dwight loves being number two. I don't think he has any desire to be number one. He wants to be number two no matter where he goes. It's like Avis. 'We try harder.' That's Dwight.”
“Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.”
“My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.”
“I had bohemian parents in Seattle in the last '60s living in a houseboat. My dad wrote science fiction novels and painted big murals and oil paintings.”
“Dwight is a sad clown. You've seen those paintings of sad clown.”
“My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.”
“The Baha'i celebrity, or the Belebrity, is a character actor with a big head playing an annoying creep on a TV show.”
“I am all for controlling guns.”
“A guy may wear a suit and have a high-paying job and appear very mature, but essentially, he's a 14-year-old boy.”
“My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.”
“Scotland is the Canada of England!”
“I think we're the only jokeless show on television. I mean really, we have no setups and no punch lines. It's not a joke show. There are funny lines and funny moments but again the comedy is born of the human experience and awkward pauses are a great part of what it is to be human.”
“My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.”
“What's interesting is the show allows for the awkward pauses to be captured, which makes it stylistically unique, especially for American audiences.”
“Some of the most morally conscious, kindest, most compassionate people are in the entertainment industry, people who want to affect the world and make it a better place through telling human, heartfelt stories.”