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title: "4 Groundhog day Quotes By Tim Minchin"
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> [Every song in 'Groundhog Day' works to forward the story in a chronological, narrative sense, to illuminate the state of mind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/every-song-in-groundhog-day-works-to-forward-the-story-in-a/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/tim-minchin-3287_day_every-song-in-groundhog-day-works-to-for_1487925.jpg)

> [At its essence, 'Groundhog Day' is an existential journey of an unhappy, judgmental, slightly narcissistic, misogynistic, dissatisfied, aspirational, entitled, privileged male who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/at-its-essence-groundhog-day-is-an-existential-journey-of-an-unhappy/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

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> [I just always thought 'Groundhog Day' was potentially a great idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-just-always-thought-groundhog-day-was-potentially-a-great-idea/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/tim-minchin-3287_always_i-just-always-thought-groundhog-day-was_2953068.png)

> [If we talk about 'Groundhog Day' as a humanistic text - we only have one life, and there's no punishment or reward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/if-we-talk-about-groundhog-day-as-a-humanistic-text-we-only-have-one/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acb/tim-minchin-3287_day_if-we-talk-about-groundhog-day-as-a-huma_3019194.png)

## More by Tim Minchin

> [Because I'm on my own on stage and wear bare feet and look like a pixie, people always think I'm little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/because-i-m-on-my-own-on-stage-and-wear-bare-feet-and-look-like-a/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [Fight for what is true. What is true is enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/fight-for-what-is-true-what-is-true-is-enough/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [Love without evidence is stalking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/love-without-evidence-is-stalking/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I spent thousands of thousands of hours playing the piano, and by thousands of hours, I mean playing in cover bands or wedding bands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-spent-thousands-of-thousands-of-hours-playing-the-piano-and-by/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [There's a lot of great, talented, passionate musical theatre practitioners and directors here. But it's very hard to suddenly start building great musicals in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/there-s-a-lot-of-great-talented-passionate-musical-theatre/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [You've got to teach yourself you can do your job no matter what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/you-ve-got-to-teach-yourself-you-can-do-your-job-no-matter-what/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I never thought I was going to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-never-thought-i-was-going-to-be-an-actor/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [Acting's just always been one of those things I've enjoyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/acting-s-just-always-been-one-of-those-things-i-ve-enjoyed/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I had terrible ear problems and asthma and allergies. I spent quite a bit of time in hospital up to the age of eight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-had-terrible-ear-problems-and-asthma-and-allergies-i-spent-quite-a/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT magic..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/throughout-history-every-mystery-ever-solved-has-turned-out-to-be-not/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [It's an incredibly exciting thing, this one meaningless life of yours](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/it-s-an-incredibly-exciting-thing-this-one-meaningless-life-of-yours/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I want to be here for my family. I want to make stuff in Australia. I want to take what I've learned and contribute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-want-to-be-here-for-my-family-i-want-to-make-stuff-in-australia-i/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I'm the son of a surgeon and the grandson of a surgeon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-m-the-son-of-a-surgeon-and-the-grandson-of-a-surgeon/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I don't like courting controversy because I don't like people not liking me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-don-t-like-courting-controversy-because-i-don-t-like-people-not/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

> [I've spent years on stage adjusting the timing of a line to infinitesimal degrees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-ve-spent-years-on-stage-adjusting-the-timing-of-a-line-to/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

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