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Hey, I stopped smoking cigaret...

Hey, I stopped smoking cigarettes. Isn't that something? I'm on to cigars now. I'm on to a five-year plan. I eliminated cigarettes, then I go to cigars, then I go to pipes, then I go to chewing tobacco, then I'm on to that nicotine gum

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You wanna hurt me? Go right ah...

You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. I'm an easy target. Yeah, you're right. I talk too much. I also listen too much. I could be a cold-hearted cynic like you, but I don't like to hurt people's feelings. Well, you think what you want about me. I'm not changing. I like me. My wife likes me. My customers like me. 'Cause I'm the real article. What you see is what you get.

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My first movie role was a supp...

My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.

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I was the sixteen-year-old dri...

I was the sixteen-year-old driving everyone to bingo and shopping. It was quite a responsibility. It made me the man in charge of a lot of things.

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My salary for 'Splash' was $...

My salary for 'Splash' was $350,000. I got about $800,000 for 'Summer Rental.' So, yes, I thought, 'Well, here's a chance to get some furniture for the house and some clothes for the kids.'

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I would come home and re-creat...

I would come home and re-create every movie. Our backyard became a battleship, a war zone, a western town.

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Who wants an orange whip? Oran...

Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips.

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Our audience for SCTV was olde...

Our audience for SCTV was older than today's moviegoers, and with the cost of making movies being what it is today, it's hard for the studios to take the kind of risks we took.

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The loss of my father left a g...

The loss of my father left a great emptiness in my heart.

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You don't pay an actor to act...

You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait.

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Sure, I'm sensitive about my ...

Sure, I'm sensitive about my weight. I don't do fat jokes.

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Your intention going in is to ...

Your intention going in is to do the best you can. You go in and do your work, day to day, the best you can. But it's entirely up to the director and the editor and the producers and the studio how it turns out.

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I'm the one who has to look i...

I'm the one who has to look in the mirror, and after a while it begins to eat at you.

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I probably took on the father ...

I probably took on the father role, as children will. I know I did.

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My big break down here was wor...

My big break down here was working with Steven Spielberg in '1941.' It was a very small role, as Corporal Foley, who was part of the tank crew with Dan Aykroyd.

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I think NBC bought SCTV becaus...

I think NBC bought SCTV because it was developing a nice cult feel.

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I don't dream about the perfe...

I don't dream about the perfect , though I check my mailbox every morning.

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I was a confused young man. I ...

I was a confused young man. I didn't know what I wanted to be.

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I know what I have to do if I ...

I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've got to do is apply it.

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As long as you can savor the h...

As long as you can savor the humorous aspect of misery and misfortune, you can overcome anything.

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