On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
James Burrows
Related Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON 'The Office' is clearly the funniest show on TV. But I can't live without watching '... MATTHEW UNDERWOOD I was on a show called '12 Miles of Bad Road' with Lily Tomlin - it was an incredible HBO sh... ELIZA COUPE Emotionally, shows like 'Cheers' and 'Taxi' were classic sitcoms when I was growing ... DAN HARMON I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES Trey Parker did 'Book of Mormon.' It's the best Broadway show I've ever seen. He doe... PENN JILLETTE About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN I've had it. I did 4,700 episodes. Isn't that enough? MONTY HALL It was great. I mean, it's a blast directing underwater stuff. DAVID R. ELLIS In my experience, 'SNL' has Lorne Michaels, who is, you know, the captain of the ship and gi... TARAN KILLAM I think to describe 'The Gates' as a genre show is tricky because when you think of what'... CHANDRA WEST I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN In my mid-20s, I was directing episodes of 'Alfred Hitchcock' and 'Peter Gunn.' I wa... GEORGE STEVENS, JR. I recently saw HBO's 'Getting On,' and I was like, 'That's awesome.' I love ... DANIELLE SCHNEIDER My very first role was with James Earl Jones on 'Gabriel's Fire' on TV. He drove a Chevy... LELAND ORSER I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going t... JAMES LIPTON When I auditioned for 'Jessie,' I knew that Disney Channel basically will do 100 episodes of... KEVIN CHAMBERLIN I am a big fan of the TV series 'Taxi' which combined comedy and pathos better than any othe... DOUGLAS WOOD But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I neve... FISHER STEVENS When I was a staff writer on 'NYPD Blue,' it was truly my job to hear David Milch's voic... THERESA REBECK Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. LUCAN I'm just having a wonderful time. It's an interesting thing that I'm very comfortable wi... F. MURRAY ABRAHAM I always approach every play based on the cast. When Denzel and I did 'Fences,' I didn't... KENNY LEON There's times when I'll see a show, or something cooking on TV, and think, 'That can rea... GREG KINNEAR I'm a fan of James Frain's work, especially in 'True Blood.' He was so awesome in th... CHAD LINDBERG I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL As a director on 'The Office,' there's a tremendous weight that comes with directing fea... HAROLD RAMIS I did three of the original 'Twilight Zone' episodes, yes. Also, I did a little thing in the... BILL MUMY There are certain people I'd absolutely love to work with. I was a huge fan of 'Two and a Ha... BILLY UNGER There was one I did called 'The Phantom,' and we did a sequel to that called, 'Return of... DAVID HEDISON But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the... MATT LEBLANC The funniest thing is not who influenced me positively, but who influenced me negatively. I had such... STANLEY DONEN I worked with Jim James on my film 'I'm Not There' - he sang 'Goin' to Acapulco&... TODD HAYNES I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's '2000-Year-Old Man' sketch. I thi... SCOTT AUKERMAN Ron Swanson is more than the MVP of the 'Parks and Recreation' squad, more than just the fun... ROB SHEFFIELD The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why... JAMES WOODS I respect the hell out of everyone who does a network show. That is a marathon. It's so many epi... ALAN YANG Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way." "Funny name for an aircraft... GORDON KORMAN With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than... JODIE FOSTER It's a treat and daunting to be directing someone like Judi Dench, who's made more films tha... CARY FUKUNAGA I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying:... MICKEY ROONEY I don't stay in one discipline because it's more lucrative than another. In fact, the most s... PATTI SMITH I was a crazy Pee-wee Herman fan when I was in my early teens. Before he had the kids' TV show, ... DALLAS ROBERTS Maybe it'll be like 'The Simpsons,' and everybody will remain unchanged. Maybe that'... CORY MONTEITH I've never had a series that's gone past 12 episodes. BILLY BURKE I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I... DUSTIN HOFFMAN Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. SENECA Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. SENECA We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing. SENECA Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take... SENECA Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life. SENECA Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. SENECA Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures. SENECA I was 18 when I did 'The Amanda Show,' and I was 19 when I did 'MadTV,' and I was in... TARAN KILLAM 'Taxi Driver' wasn't autobiographical in terms of the actual events, but I did draw on m... PAUL SCHRADER I am a creator of TV shows. 'Lifestyle' ran for 14 years... that was pleasurable. We also ha... ROBIN LEACH I think it's great that she's not perfect and wasn't perfect. I think that's maybe w... CATHERINE BELL I was training in Gleason's Gym on 30th and 8th Avenue, where it was the Mecca of boxing, and a ... TONY DANZA My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom... PETER AGRE I get out of the taxi and it's probably the only city which in reality looks better than on the ... MILOS FORMAN My mum is the funniest and sweetest person I know; my sister's like my best friend, so it's ... JACOB WHITESIDES I will forever be a Bond. It's a small group of men who've made this role. Someone said, Mor... PIERCE BROSNAN It's a classic album. If it ain't better than 'The Truth,' it's right there with... BEANIE SIGEL 'Family Guy'. It's not only the funniest programme on television, it's the most wond... HOWARD JACOBSON I worked with Ismail Merchant on 'The Mystic Masseur,' I did 'Sakina's Restaurant,... AASIF MANDVI I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program. ALEX TREBEK I think America did a great job. I think Carrie Underwood fits the bill of American Idol. She's ... BO BICE I still run into people in the business who skip over any other credits I have and say, 'I loved... GRAHAM YOST I recurred on 'Grey's Anatomy' for three years, and at the same time, I recurred for eig... KATE BURTON 'Lipstick Jungle' was on the air for 20 episodes - I loved 'Lipstick Jungle.' CANDACE BUSHNELL Maybe it's because One Direction was just on 'SNL,' or because I'm playing The Wante... CARSON DALY I was asked about doing a nude shoot for men's magazine GQ. I thought it was the funniest thing ... JULIE WALTERS Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You... DEBORAH MAILMAN I'd love to do a movie with females in it, and not necessarily the female version of 'The Ha... TODD PHILLIPS I've had so many horrible things happen in my life since I did 'Home Improvement' that i... PATRICIA RICHARDSON Peter Brook's 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' I remember seeing. That was pretty early on... JEREMY IRONS I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Co... F. GARY GRAY It used to be that if you got on 'The Tonight Show,' your career was made. Now, if you'r... MIKE BIRBIGLIA I'm more lost when I'm not on tour. I'm in a bit of a muddle at nine o'clock - '... RONNIE WOOD I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driv... ELON MUSK Racing Stripes was so much fun to do. It's one of the funniest movies I've seen in a couple ... BRUCE GREENWOOD In high school I had B's and C's, not too many A's, but I must have done well on that me... BARRY MARSHALL I was in something called 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace' which was a real cult comedy; it&... ALICE LOWE I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my... SALLY PHILLIPS I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tu... BRYAN CLAY I try something new every night. It's an hour show; if it works I maybe try it a few more times ... KATE CLINTON It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the ... AUDREY HEPBURN I learned everything from that show, so it's just a wonderful memory to me. A lot of people woul... SELENA GOMEZ Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up w... IRIS DEMENT I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, e... TOMMY WISEAU
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JAMES DEAN An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences li... JAMES DEAN I used to fly around quite a bit, you know? I took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highways. And... JAMES DEAN I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day. JAMES DEAN Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things ... JAMES DEAN I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me. I don't w... JAMES DEAN I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is end... JAMES DEAN The only way to make a scene realistic is to do it the way you know it would really happen. JAMES DEAN Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and im... JAMES DEAN There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning. 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