Lots of comedians have people they try to mimic. I mimic my shadow.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Comedians often copy others, but this person mimics something intangible and useless.
- In plain terms
- I copy something that doesn't exist or do anything.
- What can you take from it?
- Originality often involves doing the unexpected.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you mimic that no one else does?
- Is there value in copying the intangible?
Another view
It might seem like self-deprecation rather than insight.
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