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To me, as a director and an actor, that's the main thing. "What's the heart of this story? What's the humanity of this story? And if the movie doesn't have it, then why am I watching it?" Even if it's a silly comedy, like Superbad or Knocked Up - Judd Apatow, I love, because he's all about heart. The humor comes out of the humanity.

Tim Matheson's Popular Quotes

I'd come up with one leg in theater, but never my first leg. I loved the camera too much.

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Meeting Jerry Mathers I remember thinking, "This is it, man. This is the Hollywood life! I'm an actor and I'm going to Jerry's party. This is how it …

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I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do.

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I love horror films. And I like chick flicks! I like to approach the different genres of moviemaking and explore them. And you get a little better th…

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As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas.

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With comedy, you really want to work things out beforehand.

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Chevy Chase had been a bad boy with a drug problem, and had never really realized his potential. Fletch was the first movie he sort of straightened u…

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I understood the workmanlike quality of a good stand-up. They all have this. There's a technique for everything you do. But boy, it's tough, 'cause t…

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Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment.

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