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“He has a hate-hate relationship with his audience,” says Todd Philipps, the director of Due Date and the Hangovers. “Comedy is about the unexpected. That’s about as surprising a thing as you can do - hate being loved.”
“It’s not good for comedy to be like, Thanks for liking me,” Galifianakis says. “Being popular is poison. My mom and dad are like, ‘You’re not enjoying any of this.’ I say, ‘It’s your fault for not raising me to be superficial.”
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the whole write-up on him is hilarious. i wish he has an autobiography like that of Tina Fey’s Bossypants. I will definitely buy a copy. :)