Fred Armisen

There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had…

— Fred Armisen

Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.

— Fred Armisen

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…

— Fred Armisen

Panned or not, 'Dune' is a real part of science-fiction filmmaking.

— Fred Armisen

Something about Portland just really resonated with me.

— Fred Armisen

Sometimes I think I'm a really interesting guy.

— Fred Armisen

I met Steve Jobs once. In '06? He had a sense of humor.

— Fred Armisen

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

Bill Hader does a really good impression of me.

— Fred Armisen

When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.

— Fred Armisen

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

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…

— Fred Armisen

When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks.

— Fred Armisen

As a kid, 'The Monkees' was such a cool show. I had such a thrill saying, 'OMG, I was in a sketch…

— Fred Armisen

Just a lot of those bands [like The Blue Jean Committee] started off in blues, and then they all transformed into other…

— Fred Armisen

Wayne Coyne has put out Flaming Lips records in gummy bear skulls and all these different kinds of packaging that's really, really…

— Fred Armisen

The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.

— Fred Armisen

James Franco has turned his life into a real art project. In my opinion, that's the way to live.

— Fred Armisen

I have an inability to relax. I try to make every day a work day. I get pleasure from work... I try…

— Fred Armisen

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

I started comedy in, like, 1998.

— Fred Armisen

I like it when people are driven. I love that in any field of work, in architecture or whatever. Like Lorne Michaels…

— Fred Armisen

Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as…

— Fred Armisen

I came away from 'Saturday Night Live' feeling very well represented. I felt, and I still feel like, they let me do…

— Fred Armisen

In my opinion, there's this new phenomenon where guys used to talk about cars a lot in the past. But, more and…

— Fred Armisen