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Madeline Kahn [1942-1999] American

Rank: 108
Actress

Madeline Gail Kahn was an American actress, comedian, voice actress, and singer, known for her comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks; including What's Up, Doc?, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, History of the World, Part I, and her Academy Award nominated roles in Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles.

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Fun is carefree. I am not carefree.		101
I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy.	Funny, Truth	102
Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.		103
In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played.		104
From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant, and it may not make me laugh a bit. But I don't mind inventing a portrait that allows others to laugh if that's what they want to do.	Sad	105
Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex.		106
My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions.		107

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