"What you aspire to on a sitcom is the feeling of live comedy."

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"She's got feet like boats, whiskers like an American, and her undies are filthy."

"I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy."

"I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room."

"I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends."

"Comedy was one of those genres that while appearing quite jolly was actually highly dangerous."

"When I get real bored, I like to drive downtown and get a great parking spot, then sit in my car and count how many people ask if I'm leaving."

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"When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some stand-up comedy. I had a captive audience in that bus. Then I realized I wanted to do more than that."

"I remember going to Bob Preston's dressing room because I was losing a laugh - as you do in a long run. He said, 'Give me the script. That's where you're going off the road.' That's comedy. It's never the line itself; it's in the foundation."

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