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"Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy."
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"I wear so many disguises on the show that only a real comedy fan might spot me."
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"One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes."
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"I hate comedy... Yo...-yo bitch."
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"Now, if you have never been hit by a flying burrito, count yourself lucky. In terms of deadly projectiles, it's right up there with grenades and cannonballs."
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"98% of all comedians feel obliged to be funny when interviewed. Less than 2% succeed."
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"Comedy to me has always seemed a social tightrope for the comedian. For all axioms intellectually sound the general public would prefer to be amused, but in those emotionally sound, it then chooses to get offended."
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"You need to understand that some comedy can have consequences."
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"I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?"
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"Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter."
Talk
"I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it."
Music
"New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It is, however, the most exciting heterogeneous mess of a town I've ever seen."
May
"John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks."
Film
"I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me."
Project
"I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I were in the audience."
Want
"There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen."
People
"A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it."
Life
"I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps."
Health
"Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music."
Music
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