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" If a D.C. event doesn't have crab cakes, it's low-rent and you need to flee. "
Tony Hale
You
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Event
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" I don't think this business encourages you to be present. This is a business that's always pushing you to think about your next thing. "
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" What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway is just... I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He's just so amazing. "
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" I'm just thankful for gigs. "
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" If I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted. "
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" There's a little mourning process when you leave a show. "
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" It's always a surprise! This business is always an adventure. "
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" A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time. "
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" There's a reason why I do anxious characters - it comes from a lot of personal anxiety. The great thing is, having that history, it's really fun to bring that into the characters... and play with it. "
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" The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers. "
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Only
Place
" Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted. "
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Look
Know
Grateful
" I think prayerful meditation, being still in a space, being still with God, I don't do that enough. It's crazy, because when I do do it, I always walk away from it going, 'Why the hell am I not doing that more?' "
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Walk
Crazy
" I remember when I was watching 'Lost,' which I loved. I didn't know what was going on, but I still loved it. "
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Remember
Loved
Lost
" I didn't act at all in college. "
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Act
College
" Personally, I have struggled with anxiety in my history, so I think maybe anxiety or worrying about the future came naturally. "
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Think
Maybe
" I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds. "
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End
Beginning
Admire
" And you know, whether it's drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It's just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that's where the humor comes from. So it's not that difficult to cross over. "
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Crazy
Best
Humor
" My character on 'Veep' doesn't have an ounce of rebellion. "
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Character
Ounce
Rebellion
" The Eisenhower Building - the furniture is mismatched; everything is just bad decor and bad quality. Everybody's looking down at their Blackberry. It's a really frantic, mismatched environment. But on the exterior, it's this whitewashed, gorgeous building. It's a fascinating contrast. "
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Quality
Environment
Building
" Even if a kid doesn't go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves and find what they love to do. "
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Find
Environment
Need
" I think anytime in someone's faith journey, my faith journey also, you go through doubting... I think you kind of have to go through that, honestly, just to ask the tough questions... I mean, life is crazy, and to know that, honestly, a loving God is walking through it with me is very comforting for me. "
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Journey
Think
Crazy
" I was kind of a spastic, creative kid. "
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Kid
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" What's fascinating about D.C., the exteriors are these elaborate structures, this gorgeous architecture and beautiful stonework, and then you go inside and it's crap-looking - apart from the White House, which is beautiful. "
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" I remember kids in high school and middle school who - I was kind of an insecure mess - I think there were those kids who really stepped out and paid attention to the kids that weren't as popular, and I see those kids as leaders. "
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Think
High School
Remember
" I was a creative kid; I wasn't really into sports, and sports in the South are a pretty big deal. It's like a religion down there. "
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Religion
Creative
Down
" I'm sounding like Oprah, but if you're not practicing contentment where you are now, you're not getting contentment when you get what you want. "
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Now
Where
" I've had the opportunity to do a wide range of stuff, a lot of different characters and they've all had their own kind of thing. "
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Kind
Opportunity
Own
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Comedy
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" There are things that can only be said with a good string of cussing. I'm definitely fond of a few choice words. They say things that nothing else can say. Gotta love it. "
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Words
Choice
Love
" I think, probably like a lot of people, I kind of root for the underdog. "
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