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I am not an actor. Yes, every so often I appear on talk shows to promote something I've written, and I enjoy doing so because I have a lot of stories to tell, and I like making audiences laugh. But that's not acting. That's just me being me.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Acting Actor Am Appear Audiences Because Being Doing Enjoy Every Just Laugh Like Lot Making Me Often Promote Shows Something Stories Talk Talk Shows Tell Written Yes I Am

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I've been writing for people long enough to know that it has got to feel comfortable coming out of their mouths, especially when you're doing something that is first person and is so near and dear to you.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Been Comfortable Coming Dear Doing Enough Feel First Got Know Long Mouths Near Out People Person Something Writing You

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I wasn't a class clown, I just found at an early age that I was able to make people laugh. So I mostly wrote funny stuff instead of writing what I was supposed to be writing.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Able Age Class Class Clown Clown Early Early Age Found Funny Funny Stuff Instead Just Laugh Make Mostly People Stuff Supposed Writing Wrote

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I've been very lucky. I've written for most of my idols and the contemporaries.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Been Contemporaries Idols Lucky Most Very Written

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I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival there. I called it 'A History of Me.'

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Comedy Couple Couple Of Years Ago Festival History Me My Own One-Man Own Show Used Years Years Ago Hbo

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My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Crime Job Put Story Tell Together War Words Work You

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It's an intangible thing, this thing we call talent, especially if we're in a position to teach and mentor others.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Call Intangible Mentor Others Position Talent Teach Thing

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Writers are born, not made. We can hone the craft. We need to try to encourage someone and make a dialogue, suggesting ways to do something differently or how to improve.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Born Craft Dialogue Differently Encourage Hone How Improve Made Make Need Someone Something Suggesting Try Ways Writers

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I haven't written a brochure yet. It's killing me. I know I have a brochure or pamphlet in me yet.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Know Me Pamphlet Written

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I write. This is what I do. My job is to sit down with my vocabulary, select words, and decide what order they should be placed in an attempt to keep someone's attention and perhaps provide them with a laugh or two along the way.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Along Attempt Attention Decide Down Job Keep Laugh Order Perhaps Placed Provide Select Should Sit Someone Them Two Vocabulary Way Words Write I Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: May 20th, 1950

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