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In order for comedy to be fun...

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.

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My goal as an actor was to wo...

My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I didn't even consider film and television when I was in New York, but what came along, came along.

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My whole career, I've tried t...

My whole career, I've tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I've done a pretty good job of not getting typed.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

People are on their computers...

People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

The more you work, the more p...

The more you work, the more people see your work and would like to work with you, and vice versa.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

When I worked with Robin Will...

When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot.

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I'm more interested in knowin...

I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going to be to them. Acting is about reacting, and if I can kind of purely react, that's easier for me.

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I'm from New York, so I'm a b...

I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.

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I would have to say News Radi...

I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

I don't aspire to direct like...

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that.

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In TV, when you're doing gues...

In TV, when you're doing guest roles, you're gliding into a zone where people are already very comfortable. They go in and go to work every day. You're coming in, and it's a brand-new environment, so you have to get it... and then you're gone again.

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Researching real people and d...

Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don't want to do a caricature of them and you don't want to do an impression. You just want to do the best you can, in terms of presenting their views and a general impression of the guy. That's the hardest thing to do, real people.

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It's fun to do voiceover work...

It's fun to do voiceover work, although you still have to act. But it doesn't involve memorizing lines, and you don't have to dress up.

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Well, I think probably when I...

Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I knew I wanted to be a working actor, and as the years have gone on, I just naturally evolved into that. Because, y'know, I'm not a leading guy. Never was.

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I was a big comic book fan fr...

I was a big comic book fan from 13 on.

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People are on their computers ...

People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

It's easier to play a dim char...

It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

I would have to say News Radio...

I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

The ratio of people to cake is...

The ratio of people to cake is too big.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

When I worked with Robin Willi...

When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot.

Stephen Root 23 quotes

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