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When I edit, I'm not from the school of Hello, I'm a genius, so everybody shut up. I'm from the school of Let's play it once in front of an audience, and then I'll tell you where it is going.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Audience Edit Everybody Front Genius Going Hello Once Play School Shut Shut Up Tell Then Up Where You

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I don't sit well. I like to move around as I talk.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Around Like Move Sit Talk Well

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You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Cover Ears Figured Go Kid Literally Make Movie Now Parents See Suddenly Theater Watching Where You

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In the education of the American people, I am Recess.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Am American American People Education People Recess I Am

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I was a journalist. I was a drummer. I was everything. I didn't know what the heck I was. But with Jack Paar, the job was very specific - no confusion. You came in each day. You wrote five pages of jokes. You handed the pages in... The pressure was to write five pages of jokes every day. I did it, and I thought, 'This is what I like to do.'

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Came Confusion Day Did Drummer Each Each Day Every Every Day Everything Five Handed Heck Jack Job Jokes Journalist Know Like Pages Pressure Specific Thought Very Write Wrote You

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I didn't want to do movies with hundreds of camels crossing the desert followed by tanks and this and that.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Camels Crossing Desert Followed Hundreds Movies Tanks Want

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Some journalists are pestier than others, so I find out where the pests are. I am careful with my actors and actresses. I come back and tell them, 'Watch out for this one or that one.' People are surprised I do that. But I watch out for them even after the movie is over.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Actor Actress After Am Back Careful Come Even Find Journalists Movie Others Out Over People Some Surprised Tell Than Them Watch Where I Am

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A lot of people come work with me because I keep an open set, and people can visit. Julia Roberts used to have friends visit on 'Pretty Woman.'

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Because Come Friends Julia Julia Roberts Keep Lot Me Open People Pretty Pretty Woman Roberts Set Used Visit Woman Work

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I must confess that the original 'Pretty Woman' was terrific and a hit, but I always felt that creatively I didn't do justice to Richard Gere's character. So in the musical, we have some great new moments for Richard's character.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Always Character Confess Creatively Felt Great Hit Justice Moments Musical Must New Original Pretty Pretty Woman Richard Some Terrific Woman

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My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.

~Garry Marshall

Topics: Came First First Name Him Know Liked Mother Name Named Parents Personally Rare Spelling Sportswriter

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: November 13th, 1934

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