- Breakfast
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, one I love the 80's, I love 80's music, I'm sort of a baby of the 80's, I grew up in the 80s.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a director who told me a story about a fan who had commented on how nice it was to see her sister laughing and how happy the show made her. I like to make people happy and make them laugh.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never a class clown or anything like that, but I do remember being in the first grade and my teacher, Mr. Chad, told the class one day that we were going to do some exercises. He meant math exercises, but I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. To this day, I don't know what possessed me to do that, but all my friends cracked up.
- Hard Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad turned me onto Peter Sellers as a kid. I loved the fact that he was a unique combination of being extremely subtle and over-the-top all at the same time, and that's a hard thing to do. I admire that.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't do a lot of strategizing, career-wise. I was approached by Chris and Phil, the guys who did 'The Lego Movie.' They gave me my first job on 'Clone High.' We've been friends forever, and they asked me if I wanted to write something with them.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seven of my novels take place in the Southwest, in the Four Corners area which has been my home since 1973. I know these mountains, rivers, mesas and canyons well, so it's been natural for me to draw on my own personal experiences here.
- Will
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being yourself is the most important element for me, because, if you're trying to be something you're not, the audience will pick up on that.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Miss Saigon' taught me what it means to help carry a big show, and it had some of the most gorgeous songs wrote.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Flops are always disappointing, but 'High Fidelity' was devastating. Not that I thought it was going to make me a big star, but I did think it was going to run longer than a week and a half.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020