Jorma Quotes & Sayings

'MacGruber' came to life mostly because we just liked saying 'MacGyver.' 'MacGyver' this. 'MacGyver' that. It's a great word. — Jorma Taccone

My dad is from Ironwood and the last time I was in Marquette was in 1995 when my dad was still alive. Dad would have loved this. Even though my family is long gone from this area it still feels like home. — Jorma Kaukonen

It's still amazing to me to walk down the halls of 'SNL.' You see pictures of the greatest comedians we grew up worshiping, basically. It's crazy to be able to still work there. — Jorma Taccone

I went to the doctor recently and she actually prescribed that I go out for ten minutes a day, I'm so depleted on vitamin D. — Jorma Taccone

Justin Timberlake puts you to shame, having that much talent. — Jorma Taccone

Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good. I agree with Jim [Lauderdale] in that I think the really good ones are songs that when you hear it [sic] ... there's just something about it that touches your heart, and you don't know why. — Jorma Kaukonen

I'm not sure I ever pleased Ian [Buchanan] with my progress, but he continued to tolerate me. I had to work at everything that I did. Well, it wasn't work; it was fun actually. — Jorma Kaukonen

Why can't ladies like nice guys? — Jorma Taccone

I don't care if my lettuce has DDT on it, just as long as it's crisp. — Jorma Kaukonen

We estimate that by 2010 China will have added another 250 million subscribers, strengthening its position as the single largest mobile market in the world, — Jorma Ollila

Of course when you are a kid you listen to what your parents had around. A lot of gospel, jazz. Now when I started to listen to music on my own it was around the time of the birth of rock and roll. Shortly thereafter I started to get into more blues and more traditional rootsy American music. — Jorma Kaukonen

We were on a tour, and there were some chord formations that were tough for me to play when I was a kid ... it had become apparent that there was some stuff I wanted to do that [would require me] to learn how to do that. So I wrote the song and used some of these chord formations so I would have to play them. I thought it would be a great teaching vehicle for a while, and it was, but it ended up as a performance song. — Jorma Kaukonen

When you first see MacGruber working on the bomb, in the initial opening credits, that bomb was a replica of the 'Die Hard' bomb. The love runs deep for '80s action movies. — Jorma Taccone

I was just blown away by everything my dad was doing, every play. It was amazing to be able to go as a young person to the theater and see these visuals and how creative it could be. More than anything it was realizing you could do that as a life path. — Jorma Taccone

I started with the chorus of that song, kind of like a fun bouncy thing to play, and then one of the lines popped up: 'I got things to do today, people to see, things to say.' I wrote about a dozen verses for it, but no song needs to be that long unless you're Bob Dylan. So when we recorded it I started to tear it down to some of the lines I thought were the funniest. — Jorma Kaukonen

We expect the market for convergence devices to double to 100 million units in 2006, — Jorma Ollila

With the bass it's another thing. I don't need to use alternate thumb-picking as much. Even though Jack says he loves it. My thought is that it might irritate him somewhat. — Jorma Kaukonen

When we came out with 'Lazy Sunday,' the greatest compliment I heard was that Questlove had it on his iPod. — Jorma Taccone

Nokia was number one for 14 years and still has the chance to be so again, — Jorma Ollila

Just because a guitar is old doesn't make it good ... I've seen guitars that were old but weren't as good as the reissue ... for me, it's not the age that makes it happen, it's the quality of the instrument ... — Jorma Kaukonen

Just the fact that that Europe album 'The Final Countdown' came out in 1986 and 'Rad' came out in 1986 ... I'm starting to think that maybe 1986 is my favorite year, of all time! — Jorma Taccone

I'm probably the most excited about 'Turtleneck & Chain.' — Jorma Taccone

I grew up in Berkeley and my parents were hippies, obviously, since my name's 'Jorma.' I didn't watch much television growing up because they weren't into it at all. — Jorma Taccone

Something I always admire, especially in female comedians, is that they're willing to make themselves look terrible. — Jorma Taccone

I was writing a lot of true love songs-true love almost gone wrong but saved at the last moment ... Many of the best songs get written in a state of abject misery. I prefer to write fewer songs and have less cataclysmic events in my life ... Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good. — Jorma Kaukonen

Ladies seem very intrigued by a guy who is ultra confident and acts like he doesn't need you. — Jorma Taccone

I can only be me. I do what I do, I'm not a jazz player ... I don't play jazz standards, at least not in any recognizable way. It's not my turf but I have plenty of respect for that style of playing. — Jorma Kaukonen

My dad was president of the Finlandia Foundation for a number of years and there was a period of time when he tried to get me in. I'm glad I finally got in. — Jorma Kaukonen

Obviously, as the music business has suffered tremendously, with being able to illegally download everything, it's also become amazingly easy to find new bands, because everyone can put their stuff online. Even if you can't find a record label, you can find these awesome bands, all over the world. — Jorma Taccone

The blessing of this music is that it is fun to do and it keeps evolving. — Jorma Kaukonen

I'm a little younger than these guys, but I would say all of us are huge fans of the original 'MacGyver' series, and obviously we found that inspiration for the original pitch for 'MacGruber.' — Jorma Taccone

Companies who have been able to groom CEOs internally have done significantly better. We came to the conclusion that the quality of several of the reviewed internal candidates was so high that it did not merit to go outside. — Jorma Ollila

I liken feedback to the effect of when you go surfing; you can get pummeled by a wave, but if you balance the forces right, you can have a dandy ride ... that's pretty much what feedback is ... — Jorma Kaukonen

We did the 'MacGruber' Super Bowl spot for Pepsi, which generated some outside interest. We have a sketch where a guy blows up after 90 seconds. How are we going to make that into a movie? — Jorma Taccone

It wasn't until I got 'SNL' that my parents told me they were a little bit worried, like that I would have food to eat. — Jorma Taccone

We do a wealth of stuff (live), drawing from over the years. — Jorma Kaukonen