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I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it, and then you're allowed to censor it.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Again Allowed Censor Coolest Coolest Thing Country Dismiss Free Free Speech Hate Label Speech Then Thing Think You I Think

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I wasn't very good as a puppet. A lot of times in a movie, you need a really good puppeteer: you're sort of a puppet, and you're doing what you can. But I always, from the beginning, was kind of making up my own stuff from stand-up and sort of directing myself, so I wasn't very good in movies where I didn't have control.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Always Beginning Control Directing Doing Good Kind Lot Making Making Up Movie Movies My Own Myself Need Own Puppet Puppeteer Really Sort Stand-Up Stuff Times Up Very Where You

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In maybe 1963, we had 'Collier's Encyclopedia,' and they sent us their yearly LP. I heard the Beatles talking on there. That was the first time I tried altering my voice, doing a Liverpudlian accent.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Accent Altering Beatles Doing Encyclopedia First First Time Had Heard Maybe Sent Talking Time Tried Us Voice I Tried

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I couldn't do any of my other characters, you know? But I could have done the lady. Church Lady's Malibu Beach party is an idea I have for a movie, too. Yes.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Any Beach Characters Church Could Done Idea Know Lady Movie Other Party Too Yes You

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I had written in another draft a completely different kind of fight, but they said they couldn't afford to shoot it. They needed a fight scene, though, so I was told to put a fight scene in, but not the one I had written.

~Dana Carvey

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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.

~Dana Carvey

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I recently found out about this other super movie star. He only works from about 11:00 to 4:00, so all his movies take like 120 days. But this was a lot of stuff to do in 35 days.

~Dana Carvey

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I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Al Al Gore Gay Gore Hits Just Laugh Like Makes Me Never Once Really Sort Them While Worked

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That's why modern corporate movie making has become so laborious that comedians are kind of kicked out by 50.

~Dana Carvey

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This movie will actually increase the sex life of parents everywhere because they can put this on, with the 45 minutes of extras and they've got almost two hours to do whatever they've got to do while the kids watch the movie.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Actually Almost Because Everywhere Got Hours Increase Kids Life Minutes Movie Parents Put Sex Two Watch Whatever While Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: June 2nd, 1955

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