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The movies have a way of seeping out there over time. We don't put them in 2,000 theaters. It wouldn't work that way.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Movies Out Over Put Theaters Them Time Way Work

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What's interesting about Laurel and Hardy is that in most comedy teams, there's a straight man, and then there's the funny guy. And with Laurel and Hardy, they're both the funny guy.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: About Both Comedy Funny Funny Guy Guy Hardy Interesting Laurel Man Most Straight Teams Then

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Peter Sellers is my great comedy hero.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Comedy Great Hero Peter Peter Sellers Sellers

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They sell these golf aids that attach to your knee and your head and are supposed to keep your swing correct. It's futile beyond belief. I've never bought any, but I could watch those ads for 24 hours straight. People with straight faces saying this thing will take strokes off your game - that's my peculiar obsession.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Ads Aids Any Attach Belief Beyond Bought Correct Could Faces Futile Game Golf Head Hours Keep Knee Never Obsession Off Peculiar People Saying Sell Straight Strokes Supposed Swing Take Thing Those Watch Will Your 24 Hours

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Many times I'll improvise it, which isn't done a lot in movies or commercials. But a lot of my commercials are improvised.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Commercials Done Improvise Improvised Lot Many Movies Times Which

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I'm not really premeditative in any way at all. I come up with an idea, hopefully for a film, and then I'm lucky enough to do the film.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Any Come Enough Film Hopefully Idea Lucky Really Then Up Way

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You can pick almost any field, and there's going to be weird people.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Almost Any Field Going People Pick Weird You

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Comedies don't get nominated for Oscars. It doesn't happen. So when we set out to do a movie, it's not what we're thinking about.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: About Comedies Get Happen Movie Nominated Oscars Out Set Thinking

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The minute the money is more, you lose your control, so then there's no point.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Control Lose Minute Money More No Point Point Then You Your

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The early parodies that talk-show people did of rock n' roll in the '50s were terrible. They didn't know it, they didn't like it - and that's a lethal combination.

~Christopher Guest

Topics: Combination Did Early Know Lethal Like People Rock Rock N Roll Roll Terrible Were

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: February 5th, 1948

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