"Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know."

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"Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know."

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"I get out of the taxi and it's probably the only city which in reality looks better than on the postcards, New York."

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"I think everybody dreamt somehow to make a film in Hollywood, you know."

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