There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time.
But television, when I was doing it, was all about scoring. You had to make these jokes bang, do whatever you could to make the material really pop. And if it didn't, there was something wrong with the material, or with you.
GG Allin, Musician (1956) |
Bob Beamon, Athlete (1946) |
Edward Carpenter, Activist (1844) |
Humphrey Carpenter, Author (1946) |
Todd English, Chef (1960) |
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut (1959) |
Michael Jackson, Musician (1958) |
Charles Kettering, Inventor (1876) |
Robin Leach, Writer (1941) |
Vicki Baum, Novelist (1960) |
Michael Ende, Writer (1995) |
Manly Hall, Philosopher (1990) |
Wendell Johnson, Psychologist (1965) |