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2431 Comedian Quotes

I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.

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I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people's expectations of me as a comic actor.

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I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.

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I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
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I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.

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If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.

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It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.

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Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it.

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Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.

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My own parents were touchy-feely.
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Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged us to go with what we wanted to do. It was very sweet to see them back with the car after 25 years.

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Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I've decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies.

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The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

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The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
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There's always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that you're a fraud after all!

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Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.

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Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors.

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You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking after your daughter, it's the most beautiful thing in the world.

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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

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There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.

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I also don't think the comedy industry is congested. If it is congested, then people should stop laughing.

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I loved Old School. I thought Old School was very different than a lot of the comedies that had come out. And that character I liked. I tried to ground him very much in reality and play him very much finding things important to him that are somewhat ridiculous.

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I moved out at 18. I always studied classes and trained a lot, you know. I think nowadays is such a different time because there's so many channels promoting the celebrity aspect of things.

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The last book I read was the book I've been rereading most of my life, The Fountainhead.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.

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You don't worry about being liked. You have to be yourself.
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I was a bed wetter till very late. My mom used to hang my sheets out the window to dry, and I'd have to run home from school in order to beat the other kids to my house so they wouldn't see them.

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My father came from nothing, so he believed that people could do anything if they worked hard enough. I think he liked that I chose to be an actor. Both he and my mom were totally supportive.

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I didn't own a cell phone for a long time. I was late in the game on that.
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Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.
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I'm not a big gadget guy. When I write, I'll do the whole thing by hand, and then I'll put it into the computer.

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When you're younger, you feel like work is work and relationships are supposed to be easy. As you get older, you realize you have to work at relationships to make them sustainable.

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All of us have a lot of sides to ourselves, but the fun thing about being actor is you make one side predominant for the character you're playing.

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I feel like as you get older, the roles you get change, and you don't always want to do the same tone over and over again.

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I love Snoop. I worked with him on 'Old School,' and he's very accessible. He's very kind. He's always nice to everyone, to the crew. He's always got something positive to say. He's very childlike and loves to come and play. So, I had fun working with him.

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I'm a horrible golfer.
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I played football. I wrestled. Those were team sports and I played for the school. When I was younger, I played kick the can and stuff like that. I loved that.

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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.

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I've always been a fan of a Johnny Carson because he was so great with an audience and not afraid of self-deprecating humor.

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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.

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I've never been big on cars. When I first got to Hollywood, I bought a used car from Avis. I drove that until I almost had to pay someone to tow it away.

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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.

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You'll never meet a nicer guy than Owen Wilson.
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If you've been on the covers of some magazines and been in a few movies that have been seen by people, for some reason, women seem to be drawn to you.

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I'm a Cubs fan. As a kid, the Cubs were my team.

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I'm not running for office. I just want people to come to my stuff and escape and see me as a character, not as anything else.

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As an artist, I can't be responsible for how people interpret material.

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Any guy hates Valentine's Day. Even if you're in love, you can't win on Valentine's Day. If you're married, you can't win on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is like the thing you want to avoid at all costs.

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For me, I love California. I feel like it's my second home in that I moved out by choice at eighteen. It gave me opportunities that I didn't have anywhere else.

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It's great extremes which leads to great drama and great comedy.

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