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" People seem to think if you're successful, then you have some secret. The fact is, you've just managed to work your life a certain way. "
Michael McKean
People
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" 'Clue' was a big flop when it came out, but it became a... It's a movie that almost everyone references with me, now, when I run into people. "
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" I don't eat steak often, maybe once a month. But when I do, it really hits the spot. When you're done with your steak and your mashed potatoes and your green beans, you really know you've had dinner. "
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" I think a villain who starts his morning looking in the mirror, wringing his hands, and going, 'How can I be evil today?' is not an interesting villain. An interesting villain is a person who you understand on some level, I think. "
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" On film, when you're driving home from the set, you realize what you should have done, but it's too late. When you're taking the subway home from your play, you realize what you did wrong, and you go back the next night and you do it better, or you screw it up again in a different way. It's a different thing altogether. "
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