"Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy-and a much better training, I think. It's much easier to make people cry than to make them laugh."

People, Comedy, Tragedy, Training

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"Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy-and a much better training, I think. It's much easier to make people cry than to make them laugh."

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