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"First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and judgment?"
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"I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the drums as if he's playing a wind instrument. Actually, he sounds more like a talking drum."
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"We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date."
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"At synods, I usually wait about a week before I speak. First I listen. I feel the temperature. I listen to what has been said, what has not been said, and what I think needs to be said at that point."
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"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
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"My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts."
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"My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964."
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"It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going."
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"But when I would see the surrogate, my first instinct, my first reaction would be jealousy, because she was doing what I wanted to do."
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"First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'."
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"The job in Wisconsin was the first genuine offer of an academic job in a university which I received."
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"You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on."
Feelings
"I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down."
Funny
"We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were telling us that they liked it as much as the original. We recorded the laughs in the theater."
Audience
"Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie."
Actor
"With both Caddyshack and Vacation, it's not like the subjects were serious enough that they engaged my interest for another round. I love the characters, and the actors were great, but I didn't see the need to make another Vacation movie."
Love
"Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny."
Funny
"The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House."
Thought
"If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma."
Actor
"How one handles success or failure is determined by their early childhood."
Success
"I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time because I like to be careful."
Time
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