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" I first became interested in 'great moments' when I read about the famous Feller-to-Boudreau pickoff play in the 1948 World series. "
Fred Willard
World
Moments
Famous
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" My first improv was Second City in Chicago. Before that, I worked at - with a partner, doing comedy sketches. "
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" Comedy relieves you. A lot of times, we think we're the only people bothered by certain things. Then you hear a comic say, 'Don't you hate it when...' And it's, 'Oh, my God! Of course!' "
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Think
You
" Getting those parts in the Christopher Guest movies was the second biggest helper to my career after 'Fernwood.' "
Fred Willard
Career
Movies
Helper
" People still quote my lines from 'Best in Show.' "
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" I think everyone has a door in their brain that says, 'Do not exit here.' If you go past it, you'll find all the dumb thoughts in there, all the stupid things that shouldn't be said. I've probably gone there more than anyone should in a given lifetime. "
Fred Willard
Past
Stupid
You
" I just admire everybody and sit in awe and watch them. "
Fred Willard
Just
Awe
Everybody
" Christopher Guest, he'll call and say, 'We're doing this movie, and I'd like you to play _' and he gives you the character, then I always like to enlarge on the character. "
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Doing
Play
" I love working with Ty Burrell. "
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Working
Love
I Love
" I guess it's from going to Virginia Military Institute. I'm a good person to follow orders. "
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Follow
Person
Good Person
" I love to draw, although I wish I was better at it. "
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Love
Better
Wish
" Someone I've always admired is Catherine O'Hara... I think she's one of the best actresses in the country, not only comedy. I just think she's just a step aside from everybody, she's just wonderful. "
Fred Willard
Step
She
Country
" I just look back, and I say, you know, Christopher Guest just raised my whole career to another level. "
Fred Willard
Look
You
Know
" I don't know why my lines that were cut from the film didn't make it onto the DVD. I have offered to go into the editing room with Christopher and work shoulder to shoulder with him to fit all my lines in. I think he thinks I'm kidding. I'm only trying to help. "
Fred Willard
Trying
Think
Know
" I'll go in a minute to see a sketch show. "
Fred Willard
Go
Show
See
" Kids can relate to having some scary person living near their house. They can relate to, 'Hey, don't go near that house.' We all can. "
Fred Willard
Go
Scary
Person
" Everybody I run into goes, 'Hey, 'Best in Show!'' Or, 'Hey, that dog movie!' which I don't mind because I'm not too good on titles. "
Fred Willard
Mind
Good
Best
" I just love everything that Disney and Pixar do. Not only do they do beautiful films, but they have great messages for kids. "
Fred Willard
Great
Everything
Love
" Comedy is harder, because if there's no laughs, it's pretty bad. But drama, if there's no reaction, you can say, 'Well, it's not their cup of tea. Maybe it's too heavy for the audience.' "
Fred Willard
You
Bad
Comedy
" When you think about accountants, who would want to be an accountant? But, what would we do without accountants? Whether it's soldiers or garbage men or doctors, everyone has the thing that they love. "
Fred Willard
You
Think
Men
" How can we say any one actor's work was better than another's? "
Fred Willard
How
Better
Actor
" I really enjoy working on 'Modern Family.' "
Fred Willard
Enjoy
Working
Really
" It's such a pleasure to work in these movies, it's almost like it's not really happening. "
Fred Willard
Movies
Work
Almost
" Cleveland is my hometown, and the Indians have a narrow but rich history. "
Fred Willard
Cleveland
Hometown
Rich
" I have a guy who does my hair. He's a car nut. And he was taking motorcycle lessons. And, what was my point? "
Fred Willard
Hair
Car
Motorcycle
" When I started, there was a phase where I wanted to be a cowboy star. I didn't want to do deep, serious parts. "
Fred Willard
Cowboy
Want
Star
" I love San Francisco! "
Fred Willard
I Love
Francisco
San Francisco
" That's always a funny thing, when people think they're known for every little thing they ever did, and they're really not. "
Fred Willard
Little
People
Think
" All America is familiar with the Yankee-Dodger-Giant trivia, but so many other teams had great moments. "
Fred Willard
Great Moments
America
Great
" Some of the Christopher Guest movies, when I'm not really like myself, when I have my hair dyed blonde or had a faux-hawk haircut. Those I like to watch because it takes you away from your real self. "
Fred Willard
You
Hair
Haircut
" When we need a policeman, God bless 'em, they're there. But, if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, everything seems suspicious. "
Fred Willard
God
Wrong
You