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"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."
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"Chicago is a city of contradictions, of private visions haphazardly overlaid and linked together."
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"And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets."
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"My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here."
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"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."
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"Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio."
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"In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics."
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"I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is savvier and smarter than New York. Sometimes, I think it's a little too chic to go to theater in New York these days."
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"I think that unless you grew up in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you're sheltered."
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"His last 2 shows in the U.S. were in Chicago and St. Louis. I don't know what made me go on the trip with him, but I'm so very glad I did. They were two of the finest concerts I've ever seen."
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"My uncle was the town drunk - and we lived in Chicago."
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"That said, I should also add that I learned a great deal from being allowed in these privileged circles and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked closely with some of the most powerful and successful people in the business including Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner."
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"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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"There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!"
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"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."
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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."
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"I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days."
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"I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust."
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"I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work."
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"But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity."
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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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