- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have the drive; I never wanted to be in show business. I went into my father's business because of osmosis.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best thing for an actor is to try it his way. The way they do it may not work, but it may inspire me to try something else.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll tell you what I love about directing: the surprise. You never know what's going to happen with your piece until an audience weighs in.
- Grace
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember on the pilot of 'Will and Grace' some executives from NBC saying to me, 'There are too many gay jokes.' I said, 'If not on this show, then what show?'
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of the pilots I choose do not have high-concept ideas, so for me it's not the idea as much as the execution of the idea, and if the idea, like you take a bar in Boston, that's not a high-concept idea. But if it's executed well, it makes a great show.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was Abe Burrows, who was a Broadway legend. 'Guys and Dolls,' 'How to Succeed,' 'Cactus Flower,' '40 Karats,' 'Can-Can,' 'Happy Hunting,' 'Reclining Figure,' it goes on. He was a legend, and when I was growing up, I was Abe Burrows' kid. That was my self-esteem.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020