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" I think if you have a funny thought, and you want to get off a funny point, try to do it as realistically as you can. If you try to act it funny and accent the funny points, or do it in a funny style, you kind of lose it. "

Fred Willard

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" I've found over the years that for some reason, people either are big fans and have to use me, or they don't quite understand what I'm doing. "

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