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" I've got a statue of St. Francis in my front yard, and I'm not even a practicing Catholic. "

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" Chris Nolan is great, but I've never seen any of the 'Batman' movies all the way through. I know they're good. I just have zero interest in those kinds of movies. "

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" Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible. "

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" If you get a good comedy once a year, man, that's pretty good. I may be pickier than some, but still, there aren't that many movies that are really, truly, honestly that funny. "

" Colbert makes me crazy: he's so funny. Plus, he seems like an extraordinarily decent dude. "

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