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One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?

— James Caan

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I saw a man killed in front of my eyes just before my eighth birthday.

— Peter O'Toole

I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face.

— Eddie Marsan

I was a stage-struck kid.

— George Cukor

I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7.

— Josh Gad

When my son was 3 years old - I'll never forget this - there was this homeless guy walking toward us, and my son looked at me, and he said, 'Who's your buddy?'

— Al Madrigal

When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I'm so happy I did a nice thing.

— Adam Sandler

I was the youngest kid on my street, the youngest comic in the clubs. I always felt like I was playing catch-up. I was very angry.

— Jay Mohr

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family.

— Victoria Abril

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never forget the look on the young boy's face. He was devastated.

— Louie Anderson

If my mother hadn't laughed at the funny things I did, I probably wouldn't be a comic actor. After she had her first heart attack, the doctor said, 'Try to make her laugh.' And that was the first time I tried to make anyone laugh.

— Gene Wilder