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Garry Shandling was an American comedian, writer, and director, known for his unique humor style and innovative comedy formats. He was born on November 29, 1949, and passed away on March 24, 2016. Shandling gained widespread popularity for his role in the television series 'The Larry Sanders Show', which was not only a comedy but also a social commentary. His work was praised for its profound humor and insightful commentary on social issues.

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“I guess he wanted to see a little more sexual activity because in real life, in bed I think less is more and let the woman come to me. Frankly, I don't even need a woman there.”

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“I've never had anyone put on a puppet show to convince me of anything. And I've done a lot of stuff. I don't know that I would put the puppets on when I was pitching a show. This was the head of the studio putting a puppet show on. And I'll tell you, he wasn't bad.”

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“I don't talk about my hair anymore because I've matured. I matured and realized it doesn't matter what you look like. It's what kind of hair you have inside that counts.”

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“Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship.”

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“But I really like hosting, I think it's a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I'm funny behind the desk when interviewing someone.”

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“I actually think I'm more of a turtle than Verne is. Where Verne is up on two legs and moving at full speed and doesn't pull his head into the shell very often, I in reality was five or ten minutes later to every recording session.”

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“I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.”

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“Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive.”

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“Here's the thing - I'm single, I haven't been married, I don't have kids yet. If I do have kids I would be interested to see them in my life, so here's a movie for kids and I'm in there and I'm supposed to be kind of funny for kids.”

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“The only way I would go back to hosting would be if it were something entirely new. It would prevent me from wanting to host a standard-fare kind of talk show.”

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“I think I look great in green, and I'm going to start wearing more green.”

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“I am pretty tenacious as a perfectionist in terms of getting something right.”

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“You know it's funny that none of the regular late-night shows now use guest hosts the way Johnny did. No one talks about it much, but it's curious that they don't do it. They would each have to be asked the reason why they don't.”

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“Carol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the first time on television on Larry Sanders.”

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“I don't know why men are so fascinated with television and I think it has something to do with - if I may judge from my own father, who used to sit and stare at the TV while my mother was speaking to him - I think that's a man's way of tuning out.”

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“I think sometimes I should do more carousing, because I don't do much and maybe it would be fun occasionally. It's hard for me to have fun and I'm a serious thinker and a searcher and funny from the front.”

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About the Author

Born: November 29, 1949
Died: March 24, 2016
Known for: Comedian
Quotes: 49

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