Activist Quote by John Oliver

“If I wanted to take a more activist or journalistic slant in work, I should probably just go be an activist or a journalist. But I'm happy being a comedian.” quote by John Oliver — Download Open image

“If I wanted to take a more activist or journalistic slant in work, I should probably just go be an activist or a journalist. But I'm happy being a comedian.”

John Oliver

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Once you learn how to make people laugh, then you get to choose exactly how you want to make them laugh.

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When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking.

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I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to…

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I think I'm just a summer fling that people will soon forget.

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I guess the tone of jokes is often, at best, irreverent, but it always comes from a place of deep love.

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I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.

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I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I…

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I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.

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