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John Candy
Canadian
Comedian
Born:
Oct 31
,
1950
Died:
Mar 4
,
1994
About
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Myself
Weight
You
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I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.
John Candy
Myself
Character
You
Hide
Become
Think
Escape
May
Actor
I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.
John Candy
Myself
Army
Thought
Free
Lose
Few
Join
Pounds
While
Figured
Here
Your intention going in is to do the best you can. You go in and do your work, day to day, the best you can. But it's entirely up to the director and the editor and the producers and the studio how it turns out.
John Candy
Work
Best
Day
You
Director
Out
Entirely
Studio
Day-To-Day
Editor
How
Go
Up
Going
Intention
Producers
Turns
Your
You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait.
John Candy
Love
You
Wait
Will
Free
Pay
Because
Act
Actor
I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've got to do is apply it.
John Candy
Healthy
Lose
Stay
Eat
Proper
Weight
Know
Exercise
Got
Diet
Want
Apply
My salary for 'Splash' was $350,000. I got about $800,000 for 'Summer Rental.' So, yes, I thought, 'Well, here's a chance to get some furniture for the house and some clothes for the kids.'
John Candy
Thought
Clothes
Summer
Furniture
Kids
Some
About
Splash
House
Well
Got
Salary
Yes
Get
Here
Chance
The loss of my father left a great emptiness in my heart.
John Candy
Great
Heart
Father
Emptiness
Loss
Left
You can escape into a character.
John Candy
Character
You
Escape
I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.
John Candy
Myself
Too
Critical
Get
Just
Movies
Watch
I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.
John Candy
Once
Intimidated
Up
Get
Did
Choked
Show
Tonight
Tonight Show
Our audience for SCTV was older than today's moviegoers, and with the cost of making movies being what it is today, it's hard for the studios to take the kind of risks we took.
John Candy
Today
Risks
Older
Took
Our
Kind
Cost
Take
Studios
Audience
Making
Making Movies
Than
Being
Movies
Hard
My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.
John Candy
Time
Great
Me
Opportunity
First
Final
Great Opportunity
Performance
Supporting
Canadian
Role
Lady
Movie
Film
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