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Anne Meara [1929-2015] American
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Actress


Anne Meara was an American actress and comedian. Along with her husband, Jerry Stiller, she was one-half of a prominent 1960s comedy team, Stiller and Meara. She was also featured on stage, television, in numerous films, and later became a playwright.

Learning, Respect



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I started to respect older actors when I was young and then contemporary actors later on. Then I learned respect for comedy. When I was first doing theatre, I thought of it as just a means to become Sarah Bernhardt or someone like that. But acting with young people has been a great learning experience. Learning, Respect
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I don't drink liquor, but I do like chocolate ice cream soda.
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I love documentaries and the computer. I am a little addicted to the computer, and that relaxes me. I find information, I shop, and I look up people I worked with to find out if they're dead or alive.
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Families interest me - I'm part of one; most of us come from one. And I'm curious about the choices made in life, how they affect things, and how those choices happen.
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One time I laughed so hard, I just had to go and change my pantyhose. I lost it. Lost it. At least it wasn't onstage.
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My mother loved movies, and I loved movies like she loved movies. So I wanted to do that. I'd send away for movie magazines - the old thing of everybody wanting to be a star or whatever.
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Growing up, I loved drama and fantasies. I hated the Marx Brothers. I took all that confusion seriously.
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People never know what's going on while it's happening. You think, during the Renaissance, people called it 'The Renaissance'?
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I was a dedicated, boring student. The last thing I wanted was to be a comedienne.
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I would never presume to give anyone advice.
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