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If you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life.
Judd Apatow
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Judd Apatow
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 6
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I still feel like a weird kid who is about to take a punch in the face. So, I think it's permanent.
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I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.
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The moment you think of a joke is the best moment.
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If you work on network TV, they want to pick your casts, dictate your story and how your show works. It just becomes creativity by committee, which is never good.
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