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" I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated. "
Drew Carey
Always
Government
Think
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" Like I said, all comedy is based on exaggeration, big or small, whatever you can get away with. "
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" Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition has led to the rise of the gang problems we have now. "
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" There's a game called Checkout where there's grocery items and it's how much you think the manufacturer's suggested retail price is and we add up your total, then your total has to be within $2 of the regular total. I don't think I could ever win that game. "
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" Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan. They'd all fit more under the Libertarian label than the modern day Republican label. "
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" I am never out there just jogging for the heck of it. I never do that. I start to run with a goal in mind, whether it's a certain time or certain distance or a specific heart-rate goal, and then I am done. "
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Mind
Goal
" 'The Price Is Right,' it was an honor to be offered it because it's such an American institution. To be able to carry on this tradition with a show that has been on for so long, I thought it was a great opportunity for me. "
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Thought
Great
" There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's face practically in the whole room. There's no cameras in the way, and it's just me. "
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Energy
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" We'll never see national shows with 45 shares again. "
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National
See
Shows
" I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian. "
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Never
Show
My Life
" I don't care if my jokes are appropriate for a kid. "
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Kid
Care
Appropriate
" You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither. "
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You
Women
Sex
" The first Monopoly game I played with my brothers, I hated losing so much, I just had to beat them. "
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First
Game
Beat
" When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show. "
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Relief
Badge
Comic
" But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do. "
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You
Pride
Job
" TV is easier: it's all planned out for you and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over. "
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Audience
Win
Comedy
" I don't know, people take chances on stage. It's a big free speech zone, a comedy show. So sometimes things happen, you say things that are a little bit off the edge. "
Drew Carey
Speech
You
Free
" At 'Price Is Right,' people feel so safe there and loved. And if you can't jump around on 'Price is Right,' then you can't jump around anywhere, you know? "
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Jump
Feel
Know
" Reality shows always look for the worst people. "
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Always
Worst
Reality
" I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. "
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People
Comedy
Other
" Living in Hollywood, you can get disconnected from everybody. You can feel like you are the only one. "
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Only
Hollywood
Like
" TV is easier: it's all planned out for you, and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up, but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over. To me, that's more pure. "
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Funny
Audience
Comedy
" 'Green Screen' was a total experiment. I'm glad we did it, but it was just tough on that network to get it going. "
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Experiment
Just
Tough
" I don't have a Bluetooth thing on my ear. That bugs me. "
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Thing
Bugs
Ear
" But I don't want to lose touch with things like eating in Bob's Big Boy. "
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Touch
Want
Boy
" Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better. "
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People
Better
Like
" That's the great thing about having your friends around you. I've known these guys forever. I really enjoy their company just as people. You couldn't ask for a better work environment. "
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Enjoy
You
Friends
" I work with a place in Santa Monica called Phase IV. My doctor recommended them to me when I started losing weight. They help people train for things like triathlons or biking and running races. They offer physical therapists, testing, lectures. "
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Me
Losing
Help
" The easiest diet is, you know, eat vegetables, eat fresh food. Just a really sensible healthy diet like you read about all the time. "
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You
Time
" It doesn't matter how smart you are; to audition for 'Jeopardy,' you just have to luck out and know what they're asking you that day. "
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Day
Know
" I was in the band when I was a kid, I played the trumpet. "
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Kid
Played
Trumpet