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> [I watched 'Freaks and Geeks,' and I was like, 'Oh, if you write about your own personal experiences, and if you're specific about it both in what happened and how you felt about it, it can make for scenes that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/i-watched-freaks-and-geeks-and-i-was-like-oh-if-you-write-about-your/)

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## More by Paul Rust

> [I've noticed, as a comedy fan, that I really like Paul Thomas Anderson or Quentin Tarantino because when they're funny, they're actually funny. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/i-ve-noticed-as-a-comedy-fan-that-i-really-like-paul-thomas-anderson/)

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> [At one point, I just decided that it might be more creatively rewarding to put my time into writing on stuff that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/at-one-point-i-just-decided-that-it-might-be-more-creatively/)

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> [The Magic Castle is not a place that people know nationally, but as soon as you move to L.A., you hear people talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/the-magic-castle-is-not-a-place-that-people-know-nationally-but-as/)

[Paul Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rust/)

> [The thing that I like about Pee-wee is it can exist on the level of midnight college cult movies that the hip kids are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/the-thing-that-i-like-about-pee-wee-is-it-can-exist-on-the-level-of/)

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> [My mom was my English teacher in high school. So to be able to bend the rules and be the class clown and get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/my-mom-was-my-english-teacher-in-high-school-so-to-be-able-to-bend/)

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> [The first text I ever got was somebody breaking plans on a first date. That was, like, the worst way to be introduced to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/the-first-text-i-ever-got-was-somebody-breaking-plans-on-a-first-date/)

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> [I think the desire to be funny was a mixture of wanting to be liked but also wanting to throw your elbows a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/i-think-the-desire-to-be-funny-was-a-mixture-of-wanting-to-be-liked/)

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> [It's such a thrill in a relationship to be able to collaborate creatively. It's very romantic, and I like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/it-s-such-a-thrill-in-a-relationship-to-be-able-to-collaborate/)

[Paul Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rust/)

> [Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic - those are sort of three layers of repression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/growing-up-in-a-small-town-in-the-midwest-and-catholic-those-are-sort/)

[Paul Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rust/)

> [I grew up in Iowa, so I would go hunting. I took a hunter's safety course in eighth grade to get extra credit in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/i-grew-up-in-iowa-so-i-would-go-hunting-i-took-a-hunter-s-safety/)

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> [The thing that I get most excited about is that it does feel like a new realm of storytelling is being created before everybody's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/the-thing-that-i-get-most-excited-about-is-that-it-does-feel-like-a/)

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> [It made me proud to know I'd join a long gallery of actors covered in blood in movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/it-made-me-proud-to-know-i-d-join-a-long-gallery-of-actors-covered-in/)

[Paul Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rust/)

> [It's funny; before I started writing professionally, I had a job logging video footage for behind-the-scenes footage for special features.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/it-s-funny-before-i-started-writing-professionally-i-had-a-job/)

[Paul Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rust/)

> [It's tough - and I'm not the first person to say this - but cliches exist because they actually happen in real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/it-s-tough-and-i-m-not-the-first-person-to-say-this-but-cliches-exist/)

[Paul Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rust/)

> [In high school, I was crazy in love, and I would make handmade construction paper valentines every month for our monthly anniversaries. Then I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rust/in-high-school-i-was-crazy-in-love-and-i-would-make-handmade/)

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