"I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires."

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"I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires."

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"My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom."

Hope,

"I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn't one of them. In the end, I couldn't figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it."

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"When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control."

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"Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me."

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"It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting."

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"Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days."

Television,

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"My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig."

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