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I'm a-- What a lucky guy." INTERVIEWER: There's nothing
that you'd rather be doing now? GEORGE: Absolutely nothing. My job is to think up amusing,
ironic, and absurd things, which I have fun thinking up. And then because
I'm a word freak and love that, I get a chance to transform them
into the best possible words. And then because I'm a hambone,
I get to stand up and try to present them. And what more could you ask for than to share fun and funniness
with people, you know? But it's growth, you know?
It's always growth. And all I ever wanna know
is that I'm getting better, that I'm doing things better,
thinking of more lines, cutting and editing better. Move upward, man,
you move onward. REISER:
Now, he's ready to leave. My father says,
"Where are you going?" He says, "I got to go Midtown."
"Why?" He says,
"I got to buy a camera." My father says,
"Don't go up there
that you'd rather be doing now? GEORGE: Absolutely nothing. My job is to think up amusing,
ironic, and absurd things, which I have fun thinking up. And then because
I'm a word freak and love that, I get a chance to transform them
into the best possible words. And then because I'm a hambone,
I get to stand up and try to present them. And what more could you ask for than to share fun and funniness
with people, you know? But it's growth, you know?
It's always growth. And all I ever wanna know
is that I'm getting better, that I'm doing things better,
thinking of more lines, cutting and editing better. Move upward, man,
you move onward. REISER:
Now, he's ready to leave. My father says,
"Where are you going?" He says, "I got to go Midtown."
"Why?" He says,
"I got to buy a camera." My father says,
"Don't go up there
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I'm a-- What a lucky guy."
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INTERVIEWER: There's nothing
that you'd rather be doing now?
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GEORGE: Absolutely nothing.
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My job is to think up amusing,
ironic, and absurd things,
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which I have fun thinking up.
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And then because
I'm a word freak and love that,
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I get a chance to transform them
into the best possible words.
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And then because I'm a hambone,
I get to stand up
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and try to present them.
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And what more could you ask for
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than to share fun and funniness
with people, you know?
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But it's growth, you know?
It's always growth.
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And all I ever wanna know
is that I'm getting better,
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that I'm doing things better,
thinking of more lines,
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cutting and editing better.
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Move upward, man,
you move onward.
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REISER:
Now, he's ready to leave.
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My father says,
"Where are you going?"
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He says, "I got to go Midtown."
"Why?"
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He says,
"I got to buy a camera."
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My father says,
"Don't go up there.
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Movie Summary
Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
