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" Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing. "
Robin Williams
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" Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work! "
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" I have an idea for a movie called 'The Walken Dead' which is about a town where, instead of zombies, everyone becomes Chris Walken. "
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" I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up. I've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience. "
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" Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string. "
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" I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process. "
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" The idea of Juilliard was that it would give you this toolbox full of skills that you could take with you and apply to anything. "
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You
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" When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family? "
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" Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party. "
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" Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier. "
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" Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started. "
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" Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. "
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" You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous. "
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" A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills - no, no. They'd make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while. "
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" When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?' "
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