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Douglas Wood

"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."

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Donna Grant

"Chicago is a city of contradictions, of private visions haphazardly overlaid and linked together."

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Donna Grant

"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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Donna Grant

"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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Donna Grant

"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."

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Donna Grant

"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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Donna Grant

"In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics."

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Donna Grant

"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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Donna Grant

"I think that unless you grew up in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you're sheltered."

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Donna Grant

"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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Donna Grant

"My uncle was the town drunk - and we lived in Chicago."

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Douglas Wood
"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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Douglas Wood
"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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Douglas Wood
"There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!"

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Douglas Wood
"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston."

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Douglas Wood
"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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Douglas Wood
"I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days."

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Douglas Wood
"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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Douglas Wood
"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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Douglas Wood
"But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity."

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Douglas Wood
"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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