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From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant, and it may not make me laugh a bit. But I don't mind inventing a portrait that allows others to laugh if that's what they want to do.

~Madeline Kahn

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Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex.

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Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.

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In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played.

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I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy.

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My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions.

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Fun is carefree. I am not carefree.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 29th, 1942

Died: December 3rd, 1999

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