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"Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand."
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"Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."
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"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."
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"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."
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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
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"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."
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"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."
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"Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them."
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"I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari."
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"If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that's more than just entertainment-which is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people."
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"I tell the person I won't take a picture or sign the autograph, but I will shake their hand. That kind of personal touch is all they're really seeking."
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"I don't know if my looks will ever get any better, but my pratfalls sure won't."
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"With Clinton, there's no question that I would have made fun of his out-and-out lying. But he's also a good friend."
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"The first thing that happens is that you're overwhelmed by so much attention. It's just so unnatural. Only people who've been in that position can realize what it's like. I mean, you have to be there."
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"It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it."
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"It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering."
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"Television doesn't make stars. It's the written media, the press, that makes stars."
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"I learned a lot about handling fans from established stars."
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"Last good pratfall I did, I broke bones in both hands. I still feel it when people shake my hand."
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"All my children inherited perfect pitch."
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