Dawn French Quotes
The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.
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I know so many people who are so much better at it than I am, and I think I'm a goofier person rather than a serious, dramatic actress, so I probably belong in comedy.
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The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.
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I actually love doing comedy!
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
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Sometimes writing a novel is not unlike having a baby. You'd have to ask a female novelist to compare the pain.
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The simple truth of our finiteness is that we could, by whatever means, go on interminably only at the price of either losing the past and, therewith, our identity, or living only in the past and therefore without a real present. We cannot seriously wish either and thus not a physical enduring at that price.
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I love edgy comedy. 'Coming to America' still gets me and 'Friday.' I watch old Richard Pryor stand-up on VHS, too.
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I had envisioned doing comedy since childhood. For sure.
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I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
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When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.
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Richard Pryor was my hero. Richard Pryor was keeping it 100.
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I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face.
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I'm a student of comedy in general, so I've always loved Billy Crystal. But I'm a different type of showman. I'm a clown and a jester.
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I'd love to do a comedy; that's the one thing I haven't done yet that I really, really want to do.
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I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.
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As far as what makes a viral video, then it's gotta be something that you've either never seen before, a fresh piece of comedy, or something that relates to something topical.
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The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human.
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I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do. One can always lament, you know - but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the great tragedian should also be a great comedian.
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People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
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Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations.
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The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.
