Charles Nelson Reilly Quotes
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I get tired of comedies where there are a bunch of funny guys and a beautiful woman who doesn't do anything funny. And I don't like books where there's a rough-and-tumble boy and a really clever, snotty girl. That's just not my experience with teenagers.
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I don't have the looks to compete at a bar, and I'm not that funny. So the last thing I want is to be in a situation where that's what I'm competing on. I'd rather be on OkCupid or Match, where I can write a 300-word essay about myself that's really good.
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Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right.
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What's funny in 'The Mayor of MacDougal Street' is how Dave Van Ronk talks a lot about the time and how exciting it was and how electric it was.
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This may sound funny, but I feel my most beautiful when I'm clean, fresh out of the bath. I don't have to be dressed up. I could be in comfy clothes at home hanging out with my family.
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Scott Foley was always fun because he's a very funny guy. So I liked working with him a bunch.
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a lot of trouble, a humorist will still say the funny thing. No matter how inappropriate.
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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true.
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I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.
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The funny thing is that I'm the girl who no one sees at the beach. Ask anyone who's traveled with me. Normally, I'm in so many layers, I look like Lawrence of Arabia!
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The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.
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I definitely at times notice a difference in service when I go out. You know, I can walk in to grab a cup of coffee or walk in to have lunch or dinner, and people definitely seem on their best behavior, which is funny, or I start to see people clean up around me, which I always find really, really amusing.
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I'm probably the guy who keeps it loose around the room and tries to joke around with guys before the game, keeping things funny.
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In comedy, though, it's good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny.
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The usual way of growing cotton is highly petrochemical-intensive, requiring 110 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Some of the fertilizer is broken down by soil bacteria into nitrate, a toxic and highly soluble chemical that can leach into groundwater or get washed into lakes, creating oxygenless dead zones.
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Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.
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I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all.
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The thing that's funny is that everyone thinks I'm dead.
