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So Im interviewing Bobcat Goldthwait in a chapel.
A well-worn pulpit faced three short pews, topped by a pair of thick, old Bibles.
This is so weird, Goldthwait giggled as we settled into our pew.
We talked for half an hour, and neither of us burst into flames.
You got to work with Robin, in a leading role, inDad.
How did that relationship start?
And then later on we just became really close.
MakingWorlds Greatest Dadwas funny, because the night before I was going,Hows this going to go?
But it was nothing like that.
We started and it was a collaboration.
I feel like you see that in his performance in that movie.
Juilliard trained.Yeah, and he took it really seriously.
A couple days in, he just goes, So Im playingyou, right?
And I was like, No!
And then everyone, like my ex-wife and my daughter, are going, Yeah, youre playing him.
So theyre all very personal.
You know, This is whats going on now.
Where are we going?
And it exceeded my expectations.
It got so worse so much faster than I could even imagine.
But its a weird movie.
But wed better start with the Bible first.
I mean, they kill the protagonist in the second part of that book.
And these guys are … what was the quote?
All the fucking funny guys are like, Fuck this shit because I dont want to offend you.
People are just searching to tear someone down.But…comedys always been like that.
Marsha Warfield Im paraphrasing but she was just like, Its always been about you were always offending people.
So think about what youre going to say and stick by it.
And then when people are upset, you know, big deal.
They actually hear negative things and they flip out.
Ive always stood by what I said.
And there have been times where I do regret some of the things I said.
But Ive always stood by it, so it hasnt always just been about getting a laugh for me.
Theres people upset by the nature of the persona that I did for years.
I always saw the rest of the society as weirdos.
I consider myself an outsider, so Im not going to take down other people.
Youre not being censored.
… and theyre complaining about college campuses.
So Ive never had a grace period where everybody just agreed that I was the funniest comedian.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
