Louie Anderson

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I think what people were trying with me was to figure out who I was. They thought I was funny, but they were like, "How can we use this guy so he can regularly do this?" Does that make any sense? I think people were trying to figure out if my fat peg would fit in their square hole.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Thinking
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My mother loved people and she loved conversation, and she loved to engage with people. She was a really fantastic person. You would've really liked her.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Mother
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I think I'm a better actor now. I mean, I really think I know a lot about acting now. But I didn't know a lot about acting then, in 80's, and I never knew how to be myself. I never knew how to relax and just play it from me. I was always trying to deliver a line.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Mean
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I used to do my dad smoked, he drank, we finally had to kill him.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Dad
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I could be an alternative comic. I could be that really dark - I was - I was a very dark comic to begin with. I could be that guy, and the only reason I didn't is that I wanted to make money. I wanted to be popular. I wanted to be liked more than I wanted to be admired.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Dark
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I have to be very careful about how I do any stuff on sadness 'cause the crowd gets really sad and concerned for me.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Sadness
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One thing to remember when you're successful, famous, whatever you want to call it - well-known, not that well-known - whatever you want to go. One thing to remember is your family's not famous, and they're not well-known.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Successful
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I'm still working! I think of all the other comics that didn't get the light shined on them, just because it's just how fame works, and it's unfortunate. But there are so many great comics out there who are still working, and I still see them.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Thinking
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I just had a throwaway part, really, if you think about it. I'm not a natural actor, you know? I'm a comedian, through and through. And I really love my lines. Those are the lines I want to do.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Thinking
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It might be one thing to think about putting on a dress, but when you're actually putting on a dress, it's a weird thing, because you're going, "Huh. I'm putting on a dress. Do I leave my underwear on? Do I get some other underwear? Is there something special I should wear?" All that dumb stuff. I'd never had any interest in putting on my mom's clothes, except to think, "Well, they are nice clothes..."
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Nice
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Many people are laughing when they see me, but I'm playing Mrs.Baskets all pristine. I'm playing it not-Louie. I'm not being Louie. I'm just being the character that I think it should be. I had to make a decision as to whether I was going to change my voice or not, but we decided for me not to change my voice, and I think that was the best thing ever, because I think it would've made a big difference in the character. I don't think it would've been as good.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Character
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We tried to make it more than just a cartoon. It was a cartoon, but we tried to make it more than it was to begin with. And I have 300,000 followers from Turkey, Romania, Poland, and places over there that love Life With Louie, where it was translated into their language. They love it. They are absolutely in love with it. And it just goes to show you: no matter where you go, it's always about family.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Love Life
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Let me tell you about my family.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: My Family
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Azhar Usman is a true original and will laugh the hate right out of you.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Hate
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Weight is a glanduar thing, as well as an emotional thing.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Emotional
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After 34 years, I feel like I did when I was starting out. I feel excited and feel I've never been better doing what I do.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Years
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I have added a lot. There's some Vegas stuff and hotel stuff and a whole chunk on health.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Vegas
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I have a cousin Ernie who buys stuff. He's got a big snowblower that's actually the biggest snowblower you can buy, with a remote control, so he doesn't even have to go outside. He's got the microwave and a satellite dish, it's all in one. He cooks and watches at the same time.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Cousin
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My first words were ‘Seconds, please.’ Most kids in kindergarten napped on a little rug. I had a braided 9 x 12.
- Louie Anderson
Collection: Firsts