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"Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining."
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"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
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"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."
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"That's something - you laugh about Eminem... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics!"
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"Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it."
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"My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not."
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"I'm doing 5000 seat theaters and audiences are going nuts, it's fantastic and it makes me very happy. I'm dirty, but not like this; I just do comedy that I find funny. I'm working on a new tv show for cable and it's not set up yet."
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"I remember nearly having a fit of the giggles during the reading because dear Daniel was SO respectful and serious and I was finding the whole situation funny because I was speaking to his profile."
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"James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was."
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"It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up."
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"The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards."
Animation
"Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability."
First
"I am a big fan of the TV series Taxi which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen."
Comedy
"Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue."
Animation
"Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case."
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"When I saw The Player, I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience."
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"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."
Chicago
"I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years."
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"While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able."
Home
"But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity."
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