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" Before 'Animal House' came out to open up a huge market, there just weren't parts for young guys. That genre of film was my ticket in... One of my first jobs was with Bill Murray in 'Stripes.' "

Judge Reinhold

House

Animal

Film

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" If I get to tell good stories with good people, that's good enough for me. "

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" I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that. They're after that validation their whole life. "

" I was spoiled and I was arrogant. I was very demanding, had an overblown image of who I was and got a reputation for being difficult. And rightfully so. "

" The message I always received was God is good. You're bad. Try harder. I pretty much kept my hand up at anything that represented God. "

" You have to tell a good story first. If it's a good story, people will be interested. It doesn't matter about the content. "

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" My father was an attorney. "

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" The '80s was a great decade for comedy. "

" I want to do things of significance, things that will inspire people to know how good life can be. "

" I'm not the comic innovator that Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy are. I can't just come out with an incredible line. "

" I'm proud to have been in some of the films that continue to be a special part of people's lives. "

" I was welcomed into some nightclubs in Chicago that no white man's ever been in. "

" The only people in my whole life that have ever called me Edward are the police because it's on my license. "

" I frowned just like Winston Churchill on his worst day, and I reminded my father of a judge who had presided over a case... I've been Judge ever since I was two weeks old. "

" My first time in front of a camera, I said, 'Wonder Woman, I'm so glad you're here.' That's how I made a living. "

" I haven't always played nice guys. In 'Gremlins,' I was a conceited, pompous braggart, and I was a redneck chauvinist in the TV movie 'A Matter of Sex.' But I really prefer sympathetic roles. "

" In my movies, I portray this 'Everyman' persona, someone everybody can empathize with. People can identify with a guy like me. "

" I don't put my nose up at anything if the material is good. "

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Anything

" I'm not really crazy about broad comedy. I like very possible, real situations that you might have found yourself in. "

" I like very straight comedy. "

Judge Reinhold

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Straight

" When you read a play, the words speak to you. When you read a script, there's no way you can tell if that's the way that movie will turn out. "

" Eddie Murphy is a great entertainer. "

" I don't think anybody at the major studios is rushing to offer me a romantic lead. "

Judge Reinhold

Rushing

Lead