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I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the director wanted me. The writer wanted me. Joe Levine said no, I don't want any comedians in this.

— Gene Wilder

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I wanted to be a comedian.

— Kelly Slater

I didn't really want to be a comedian.

— Allan Carr

I wasn't planning on being a comedian; I just liked to laugh. Somebody said I should do it and that's how I started.

— Jamie Kennedy

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

— Jack Dee

I wanted to be less well-known in comedy.

— Eddie Izzard

I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything.

— Rodney Carrington

You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get to do this for a living and have people come up and want to see me.

— Bill Burr

I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.

— Drew Carey

✗Opposing Perspectives

What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do.

— Richard McCabe

I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage.

— Penn Jillette