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" David Letterman used to say, 'I wasn't the class clown, but I wrote for him,' and that's exactly it. You want to be known to be funny without having it pointed out. "
Michael Keaton
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" I try to not be or associate with elitists. "
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" The first feature film I did, when I did 'Night Shift,' I improvised quite a bit because I would improvise at the audition, so sometimes I would return to the original lines, and then when I was on set, I would improvise even more. "
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" I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion. "
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" I find there are a few places where I like to meditate more than in other places. There's a little Catholic church that I go to, and there's another temple I go to - there are certain places where I just feel more comfortable. "
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" Anyone can be a celebrity now; this is not a big deal anymore. "
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" The vast majority of Pittsburghers don't come from any kind of serious dough. "
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" Show business is, essentially, a fear-based industry. "
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" Chris Guest movies are funny. "
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" I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, in a really rundown old house. I'd stay out till 8:30, 9:00 at night. Just blow in. My mom and dad never really cared much. It was okay. We were pretty free to roam. I mean, I had no concept of stopping play. It just didn't occur to anyone. "
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" I'm envious of writers and musicians. I think it must be so difficult. Not just the frustration, but the discipline. "
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" We had four guys in the family, so somebody was always hitting somebody or chasing somebody or getting mad or fighting or wrestling - that was just what you did. So when you're the youngest, it's good for you. You figure out real early how to get out of headlocks and holds. "
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" My brothers were tremendous shack builders. My shacks were horrible. My brothers once built a two-story shack from the ground up that was awesome! "
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" People, when they talk or write about comedy, they don't really get it. "
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" I liked going to Catholic school. "
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Catholic
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" I took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world. "
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Lost
" I have a lot of energy, and I move around a lot in my club act. "
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" I was a really involved dad - not because I'm such a wonderful person. I like being a dad. "
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" Generally, I move in the direction of art. "
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" To this day, I have the most fond memories of some of my old toys. "
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" People always make these generalized statements about Hollywood, and there's all kinds of people in Hollywood. "
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" I choose not to be at the whim of others. I want to be at my own whim. "
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" In our family, my brothers and I shared toys. In other words, just because it was mine didn't mean my brothers and I didn't play with it. "
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" Guys who go on and on about loving women usually don't. "
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" I don't know - sometimes I catch myself being dark, and it's annoying. I think, 'Get over it.' I bore myself. But sometimes, like everybody, I'm sure I am obsessive. "
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" If I'm going to meditate, there is a little church up in Montecito, California. It's an old Spanish mission, actually. I find it comforting in there. "
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" I'll always stand by the first 'Batman'. Even for its imperfections, people will never know how hard that movie was to do. A lot of that still holds up. "
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