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"I don't think I'm very ambitious at all. But I seem to play people who have that quality."

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"I think people are always looking for a good comedy."

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"The movies I'm in not a lot of people see, but it's alright."

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"Sometimes it just doesn't translate to people. You just move on, and you feel bad because people worked so hard on it and everyone loved it... Everybody was treated so well and was going for something and trying to do the best work possible."

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"The more people involved in making a movie, the worse it is, generally."

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