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" I like to play the guy that has no self-awareness. "
Fred Willard
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" My father passed away when I was 12, so it was very difficult. But I was always the class clown. I don't know why - maybe as an escape. But then I was sent away to military prep school. "
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" I did a show called 'Lois & Clark' - it was about Superman - years ago. They wanted someone to play the president of the United States. The plot was the president got kidnapped by a group, and they made a clone of him, who was very irresponsible and silly. "
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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. "
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" I had just done a movie called 'How to Beat the High Cost of Living,' and it didn't get a good review. And the same people sent me the script for 'Airplane!' for the Robert Hays part. I read it, and there were a lot of plays on words, and I said, 'I don't like this kind of comedy.' "
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" I was an only child. "
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" I've been in a lot of shows, I will say that. Every once in a while, I'll look at a tape of something I've done, and I won't even remember having done it. "
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" One of the great things about kids is they haven't heard a lot of the old jokes. You can get away with the corny ones. "
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" 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. "
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" It's such a pleasure to work in these movies, it's almost like it's not really happening. "
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" I have always been more relaxed around comedy. "
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" I love San Francisco! "
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" I never got any advice in acting. "
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" I used to collect autographs outside of the old Cleveland Stadium. I can still remember everyone who took the time and spent a few minutes to make your day. That sticks with you. "
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" Martin Landau in 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' - he gave me chills. "
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" If you're going to take a risk as a comic, make sure it's surrounded by other things that you're certain are funny. "
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Going
" I love to draw, although I wish I was better at it. "
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" If I like a movie, I see no reason not to go back for Parts 2, 3, 4, etc. "
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" The 'Tim And Eric' experience was very strange. "
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" Comedy always came easier for me. But I would have loved to have been an action hero. "
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" That's always a funny thing, when people think they're known for every little thing they ever did, and they're really not. "
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" Let me say this: I have said, any time, if it's Martin Mull, I will say yes. If it's Christopher Guest, I will say yes. "
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Say
Said
" I once was in a project. They were going to do a remake. Somebody started a rumor I wanted more money. I said, 'This is ridiculous. I'd kill for this project!' "
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" Suddenly you're like a pirate, you're 65 years old and you've got an earring. "
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" 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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" All America is familiar with the Yankee-Dodger-Giant trivia, but so many other teams had great moments. "
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" How can we say any one actor's work was better than another's? "
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" Tobe Hooper - he did my favorite horror movie, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre.' It's still one of my favorite horror films. "
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" I have a guy who does my hair. He's a car nut. And he was taking motorcycle lessons. And, what was my point? "
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" I still think 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' was what they call one of those watershed movies. That and 'The Exorcist' and 'Psycho' were just landmarks for those horror films. "
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