Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.

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We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In fact, in the beginning, they didn't want us to do that. But as time went on,...

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My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.

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I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway.

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Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok.

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I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

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I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.

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Peter Sellers, 1 5 seconds to curtain, Mr Sellers, Gonzo? Fifteen seconds? I should live so long, It's The Muppet Show, with our speciaI guest star, Mr Peter Sellers, It's time to play the music It's...
SET AS WE BREAK DOWN THE CAN'T-MISS FALL TV. >> ONE THING WAS THE BEAR WHO HAD NO HAIR SO IT WASN'T VERY FU FUZZY, WAS IT? >> "SHAWN SAVES THE...

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TONIGHT ON... [ FOOTSTEPS ] PAT O'BRIEN... ROCKY, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU IT'S NOT JUST FOR ME. IT'S FOR THOSE KIDS. AND JAMES CAGNEY. YOU'RE ASKING ME TO GO TO...