I wasn't playing Nixon's satirical stick figure. I was playing Nixon the man. As an actor, I felt I had to get to the deeply flawed humanity of the guy.
I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines. Nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation. - Harry Shearer
I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines. Nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.
- Harry Shearer
Music often happens even faster than comedy in terms of the creation. - Harry Shearer
Music often happens even faster than comedy in terms of the creation.
Nobody makes a movie thinking it's still going to be watched and talked about and quoted 20 years later. - Harry Shearer
Nobody makes a movie thinking it's still going to be watched and talked about and quoted 20 years later.
I happened upon a memoir by a midlevel White House staffer, and he had been in the room that [Nixon's last] night [in office]. This guy's memoir told… - Harry Shearer
I happened upon a memoir by a midlevel White House staffer, and he had been in the room that [Nixon's last] night [in office]. This guy's memoir told…
Privilege has its own way of seeing the world. It's not about the kind of people they are; it's about the situation they're in. - Harry Shearer
Privilege has its own way of seeing the world. It's not about the kind of people they are; it's about the situation they're in.
Even under the best of circumstances men are hard creatures to trap. Women who flatter themselves into thinking they've trapped one are like people w… - Harry Shearer
Even under the best of circumstances men are hard creatures to trap. Women who flatter themselves into thinking they've trapped one are like people w…
You're not just looking for laughs, but you're trying to do the characters first, and then the laughs come afterwards. - Harry Shearer
You're not just looking for laughs, but you're trying to do the characters first, and then the laughs come afterwards.
The hardest work most of us do is maintaining the appearance of normality. - Harry Shearer
The hardest work most of us do is maintaining the appearance of normality.
Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than … - Harry Shearer
Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than …
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