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I have never been converted to or even had much interest in spiritualism, occultism, Swedenborgianism or any particular religion. And I never, except occasionally for a laugh, visit the quacks who call themselves psychics. (Dick Cavett)
The greatest benefit of depression is the fact that when I have talked about it, every so often someone comes up and says, you saved my dad's life. View quote
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The authority of depression is horrifying. I felt like my brain was busted and that I could never feel good again. I really thought that I was never gonna heal. View quote
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I'm not the guy with the enormous comedy nose or the big feet or the bad posture or the whatever; a physical comic has certain things. View quote
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Statistically, I'd say comedy writers are perhaps the sanest category of show people. And why not? They make big money, and although it's not an easy trade - particularly when you're at your galley oar five days a week - it's easier on the nerves and the psyche than living with the brain-squeezing pressure and cares of being the Star. View quote
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The emotions in all true anxiety dreams are next to unbearable. View quote
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If you have a relative who's lost interest in everything and doesn't get out of bed, who doesn't care for things they used to, can't imagine anything that would give them any pleasure, don't fool around with it; get therapy, get help, get medication if that's right for you, or talk therapy, or something. View quote
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Chris Matthews can't start any sentence without 'Let me ask you this... ' And I love Chris Matthews! But almost everybody in journalism does it. Who's stopping you? Just say it! View quote
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I have a feeling that about 90% of my life has been shaped by my voice, both as an embarrassment and as an advantage. There was always the terrible incongruity of this deep voice barreling out of this little body. Somewhere in the back of my mind I was aware that it was ludicrous, that it took on an importance that wasn't really there. View quote
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I like when the ice gets thin, the going gets rough, the guests get edgy. View quote
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I guess the best advice I ever got or anyone could get for doing a talk show, though it has not been easy very often, was from Jack Paar, who said, 'Kid, don't make it an interview. Interviews have clipboards, and you're like David Frost. Make it a conversation.' (Dick Cavett)
I've actually gotten so I don't associate television with entertainment very much. View quote
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Running my show is really like an actor being in repertory but where, in one day in one performance, you do scenes from a drama, a farce, a low comedy and a tragedy. View quote
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I have a disturbing problem with losing things. My vulnerability to loss-distress could properly be labeled not only inordinate, but neurotic. View quote
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Anything seen on TV is, in a subtle and sinister sense, thereby endorsed. View quote
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It was well after college that I learned about depression. I got my first job for Jack Paar. I realized I was sleeping 14 hours a day and just living for the Paar show. View quote
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I think I'd be pretty easy to write for. View quote
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Meryl Streep belongs on anybody's list of greats. View quote
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I get a kick out of people saying I was funny. View quote
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To call New York's traffic at holiday time a nightmare is to understate. View quote
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Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it's extremely painful. (Dick Cavett)
Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with images. View quote
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Therapists need to give a depressed patient support and direction. View quote
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My dream was maybe someday, one night I can be a guest on a talk show, and then I will have achieved everything I want. View quote
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Does anything show the complexity of the miraculous brain more than that weird curiosity, the sleep-protection dream? View quote
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