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When I had my Comedy Central roast, David [Spade] was my first choice to be roastmaster, because I adore him. He’s funny as hell, and nobody is meaner.

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I have, on the other hand, felt ill will from various people in the industry and the press.
ROB LOWE

Hands People Will
I love that movie [The Specials]. I love James Gunn. I always sort of suspected that he would do well for himself.
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Love People Special Wells
I am the guy dressing up in, you know, the caveman outfit for the kids birthday parties.
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Dressing Kids Party
Apparently Sodapop Curtis said “gnarly,” and Chris Traeger said “literally.” Every decade I have a favorite phrase I can’t stop with.
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Gnarly Phrases Said Stop
William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] – that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star – that’s very gratifying.
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Able Acting Country People Stars
I’m not going to stop talking to people who come up to me in an airport. I’m not going to worry about what may be their ulterior motive.
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Airports People Talking
Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work objectively.
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Beautiful Men People
[Chris] Farley was a dear friend, and we remained close right up until the end. You know, there was nobody more fearless comedically than Chris. And that’s saying a lot, because I’m friendly with a lot of funny people.
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Fearless Friendly People
In school, I had two or three best guy friends, but mostly if I was just hanging, I’d like to talk to the girls, because they were more interesting. I think they were smarter.
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Girl School Thinking
Helmut Newton shot the ad campaign [for Bad Influence]. It’s [James] Spader at the top of his game, right after Sex, Lies And Videotape. It’s sexy. It’s weird. It’s dark. The characters are great.
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Character Lying Sexy
I think that in today’s world the right to privacy and freedom of the press are set on a collision course.
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Thinking Today World
The ’80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
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Successful Teenager Thinking
Some of the ’80s movies I did are sort of museum pieces. St. Elmo’s Fire is great as a sort of kitschy, “Oh, my god, I can’t believe we wore that” type of movie.
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Believe Fire Museums
You wouldn’t want somebody in office who hasn’t experienced life.
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Experience Office Want
I was sick of playing high-school kids. I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.
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Country People Tea Teenagers
If people find me attractive, it would be for reasons that anybody finds anybody attractive. It’s something that comes from within, and it manifests itself physically.
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Come Manifest People Reason Something
If people are attracted to me, I like to think it’s because I’m an interesting person, fairly smart, well-rounded, with a good sense of humor. I would like to think that’s what I am. I would like to think people see it.
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People Smart Thinking
I have been looking forward to this age of my life for a long time. In my twenties, I marked the days on the calendar – I was sick of playing high-school kids.
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Calendar Kids Long Marked School
The really good thing about my career is that I never went through a phase where I played characters who had names like “Partygoer,” “Waiter,” or “Guy #1.”
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Careers Character Names
Your interests change. I used to feel that if I spent evenings reading, or watching a film, or just doing nothing up here at the house, I would probably be missing something that was a lot more fun. I don’t have that sense anymore.
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Fun House Reading
Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid?
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Chips Kids Paint
Of the many horrors of divorce, the most egregious is that it robs a kid of the best of both worlds. Dads can do many things that even the best moms can’t, and vice versa.
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Both Dad Kids Mom World
When I was a teen idol, I was so goddamn pretty I wouldn’t have taken myself seriously.
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Idols Realization Taken
There was a period in my life where I went out a lot and I had a really good time. But that period is over.
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Good Periods Times
The best part is not the biggest, it’s the one that’s most memorable.
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Memorable Most Memorable
I think part of maturity is knowing who you are.
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Knowing Maturity Part Thinking
You can’t believe everything you read. It’s never been more true.
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Believe Everything More True

When I had my Comedy Central roast, David [Spade] was my first choice to be roastmaster, because I adore him. He’s funny as hell, and nobody is meaner.

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When I had my Comedy Central roast, David [Spade] was my first choice to be roastmaster, because I adore him. He’s funny as hell, and nobody is meaner.

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