Jessie Matthews Quotes
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I started getting really interested in comedy when I was in middle school.
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I can do a little bit of comedy. I can be in an in-between place, where I can do a little bit.
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As an actor, I'm my own worst critic, but after awhile, really, when you watch 'Moonrise Kingdom', it's such a fantastic film that you sort of get sucked into the story, and then you kind of forget about everything else.
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I had envisioned doing comedy since childhood. For sure.
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Comedy requires a lot of energy.
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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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My comedy doesn't come from any calculations and studies.
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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 wanted to be less well-known in comedy.
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Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.
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There are some die-hard 'Chelsea Lately' fans, and that's where the majority of my fans come from. Chelsea is really helping make comedy audiences hipper and edgier.
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God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.
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'Last Man Standing' is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.
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I've always just been attracted to comedy.
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I don't really know what the prerequisites are for Bollywood, but I do believe I can be successful in anything I choose to do.
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Comedy has become, I think, a very important branch of public intellectualism. But it still ain't Washington.
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Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character guy or the villain.
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Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop.
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I work in comedy, journalism, media, and technology, many of which don't have a lot of black faces in visible positions. I walk through Brooklyn with a surfboard. It's fun to challenge and expand people's expectations.
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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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Americans are so dedicated to their jobs.
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I got invited to the Playboy Mansion with the Lonely Island guys after their first season on 'SNL,' and I sat in the corner drinking coffee and talking to Akiva Schaffer about what aspect ratio he was going to shoot 'Hot Rod' in. Like, that's what we talk about.
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Stop doing what the record companies are doing and do what's in your heart.
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I had a flair for comedy and could give a sustained performance.
