Avoid people who tell you that something you want to do is not possible. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I like it when people are driven. I love that in any field of work, in architecture or whatever. Like Lorne Michaels… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
People on the street comment on how handsome I am. You know, people stop and say how angular my face is. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I try to maintain a high level of coolness. Which means I've gotta look at lot of magazines. I've gotta look at… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I would see people on TV, or I'd see bands I really liked, and I thought, 'I want that.' — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
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… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I wish I was one of those people who could write script after script and pages and pages. I can only aspire… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
There are so many disagreements in the world, but I like the idea of people agreeing on something like art. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
When you're in a band, you spend most of your time in a van. Like, there were four of us, we toured… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I'll just say that there are times when TV shows, like 'The Honeymooners' or 'I Love Lucy' or something, where they're totally… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
At 'SNL' there's framed pictures of all the cast members, and it starts with Dan Aykroyd. It's linear. It just keeps going… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,'and I thought,… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and I really feel like people who have left before me have always stayed with the show.… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
There are people who are genetically made to start record labels, and I'm not one of those people. People just have it… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I loved our music discussion. I live for discussions like that. It's my favorite thing because it means that people care about… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
People are always nice, so I can't complain. My name used to be SNL! More and more, people call me by my… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I'm so glad cities have personalities, just like people have personalities. That's something that makes me smile. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Surround yourself with people you like and respect; surround yourself with people you just want to be around and keep making things. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
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… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Before 'SNL,' I would do stand-up, opening for Jeff Tweedy. It was worse than bombing in that people were dead silent. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
That's one of the great things about Los Angeles, that people just play music, and it's all very welcoming and welcomed. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Questlove redefined what a band can be, and Paul Shaffer and Max Weinberg really put their own spin on it. I bow… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
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… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had me on… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
I like to think Portland and L.A. are not rivals; they're cousins. As cities on the West Coast, they're distinct in their own way… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
I loved our music discussion. I live for discussions like that. It's my favorite thing because it means that people care about music, and… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
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… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
There's something really easy and just somehow un-crowded about the Portland airport. Every time I go there I'm like, 'Why is this so easy… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
As a kid, 'The Monkees' was such a cool show. I had such a thrill saying, 'OMG, I was in a sketch with one… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
Just a lot of those bands [like The Blue Jean Committee] started off in blues, and then they all transformed into other kinds. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
