"I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you know that you've failed."

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Source : Interview with Ken Plume, asitecalledfred.com. Ocotber 2004.

Carl Reiner

#Drama Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Laughing Quotes

“You know, I'm not real tall. I'm 6'0, 6'Â½, but I think people think I'm shorter than I am because I'm not the most muscular cat in the world.”
“I don't think you can call yourself a freedom-loving American and be a Democrat.”
“...one of the reasons I like classes and structured learning is that they encourage -and contribute to-the belief that life is orderly, that things happen when they are supposed to happen, that actions have predictable results and that events are controllable.”
“When I was little and something awful was happening my Mama would tell me to close my eyes.She was tryin' to keep me from seeing her do drugs or other bad things. And then when she was finished or the bad things were over she'd say, â€œnow when I count to three, you open your eyes and the past is gone, the world is a good place,and it's all gonna be okay.”
“Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing?”

Source : 1834 'Praise, my Soul, the King of Heaven'.
“We are also fortunate in being in quite a sheltered environment, in terms of people moving on to do other things, because there are relatively few companies in Scotland that are looking for the skill set that we've developed.”
“I dont think anyone can get away from high school unscathed.”
“If I had an argument with a player we would sit down for twenty minutes, talk about it and then decide I was right!”

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