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" I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor. "
Robin Williams
Minute
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Man
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" I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, 'My boy's got learnin'!' "
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" The idea of having a steady job is appealing. "
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" I bought one of the first Nintendo systems and brought that home, and we were playing 'Legend of Zelda' at the time, and it was addicting, and I was playing it for hours and hours and hours. "
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" Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!' "
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" I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people. "
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" Performing comedy in San Francisco to begin with is pretty wild. You've got to - you've got the human game preserve to play off of. And it's a lot of great characters everywhere. You work off that, and then you play the rooms, and eventually you get to a point where you're playing a club that is a comedy club, with other comics. "
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" I met Nelson Mandela, and I really didn't know what to say. It was years ago at a benefit. I was just in awe of this man because of what he'd done. "
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" I only ever play Vegas one night at a time. It's a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there. "
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" The improv, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's like open-field running. "
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" Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it. "
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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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" We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins. "
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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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Everyone
" Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money. "
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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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" When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?' "
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" It's hard when you read an article saying bad things about you. It is as if someone is sticking a knife on your heart. But I am the harshest critic of my work. "
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" Cricket is basically baseball on valium. "
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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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" Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly. "
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" I enjoy performing for heavily armed people. It's easier than going to Georgia. "
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" One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre. "
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" My mother's idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup. She was hyper-positive - the world is a wonderful place, rainbows and unicorns. If you said anything contrary to her, you were basically exiled. "
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" I don't do well with snakes and I can't dance. "
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" I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it. "
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