Carl Reiner

Actor

1922-03-20 – 2020-06-29

Carl Reiner was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director whose career spanned television, film, and literature.

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A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.
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I need to see a woman president in my lifetime. Or the first Jewish president.
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Even failures can turn into something positive if you just keep going. I wrote a television pilot called 'Head of the Family.' CBS didn't want it. It was considered a failure. But we reworked it. A year later, it became 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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When I was 20-something, 30, I fell down a flight of stairs and hurt my back. I went to a therapist who said don't get out of bed until you do certain stretches, and I've been doing them ever since. I guess I'm the original yogi.
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Improvisation is just writing in front of an audience.
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The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh.
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