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" I'll never leave 'Community,' no matter what. You're either a lifer, or you're not. "

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" During the day, I was a doctor. At night, you know, I was a comic. And it was really just to let off some steam. It just became my golf, you know, in many ways. Most doctors have golf as a hobby. Mine was doing comedy. "

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" I always say 'Knocked Up' opened the doors, and 'Hangover' just burst it wide open. To this day, it's still surreal. And my wife's a doctor. All our friends are doctors - our close friends. And it's just that I have an odd job now. I think I'm like a doctor who had a detour, and I just have an odd job. "

" I was a very efficient doctor. I would get rewarded with a lot more patients. By the end of my medical career, I had maybe 2,000 patients in my practice. "

" There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles. "

" I grew up in North Carolina, and I grew up on wrestling. "

" I have a very simple approach in career: You work with the people you love. "

" You just can't take the doctor out of you. "

" Sitcom food is by far the tastiest of all showbiz food. "

" I think, at the end of the day, you should just be judged by your work, not on what effect it might have on the world or your community. "

" You can't get through medical school if you don't have a strong will and a strong constitution. "

" That's what I loved about 'Community' - we had one of the most diverse casts on TV, but we didn't emphasize culture. And yet, we also didn't run away from it. "

" I really realize the more movies I do just how important - it's so cliche when people say it, because everybody says it nowadays - but it's so important to keep it grounded. I totally understand what that means. "

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" I wake up in the morning crying, and I'll tell you why. It's because I look at myself in the mirror, and then I say, 'It'll get better.' "

" 'Community' was a very important part of my growth as an actor. I see it as my acting school, not having a lot of formal acting training. "

" I'm not lying, every single project I've done, they've all been great. "

" I do think 'Dr. Ken,' at its heart, is about a great doctor who's a bit burned out. But even when I was a burned-out doctor, I was still happy and had a life outside of work. "

" Medicine really matured me as a person because, as a physician, you're obviously dealing with life and death issues, issues much more serious than what we're talking about in entertainment. You can't get more serious than life and death. And if you can handle that, you can handle anything. "

" When you're working with your friends, it doesn't feel like it's work. "

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" I always just loved to laugh. I always just loved it as a kid. "

" I'm definitely a people pleaser. I like people to be happy around me and be comfortable. I go out of my way, sometimes to a fault, to make sure everyone is okay. "

" 'The King of Masked Singer,' as they call it in Korea, it's the most popular show in Korea, and it's my mom's favorite show. "

" I have my own show. I get to work in Hollywood on my own project. If I can still make it back home by eight to put the kids in bed, then wow: I am having my cake and eating it, too. "

" I'm very blessed that I have such a supportive wife who is secure with letting me embarrass myself. "

" I wasn't sued out of medicine, I wasn't arbitrated out of the profession. "