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Damon Wayans

"My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up."

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"My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up."

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"Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that."

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"Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times."

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"I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18."

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"You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up."

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"There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify."

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"I think from here on it's up to me to prove that I'm growing up and that I have other things to say, but in terms of the show it definitely gave me all of the opportunities I've had so far."

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"I was a handful growing up."

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"I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler."

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"The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats."

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