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John Francis Daley Quote

“As a screenwriter and a half-Jew, I tend to look at the glass half-empty.”

— John Francis Daley

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Boys from my generation all love Jim Carrey! But you know, just being in his house with him and pitching jokes that he would act out, literally felt like the dreams that I had, so it was amazing.

— John Francis Daley

Love

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Ever since I was 7 years old, I was writing. I remember being in the basement of my house, this dank, horrible basement, putting on plays with not-very-willing participants, and I would promise kids in the neighborhood that I'd play Nintendo 64 with them after we'd rehearse this stupid play that I wrote.

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Wisdom

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A lot of the time, as an actor, you don't have the freedom to change what your lines are, and they can often be very unnatural or difficult to portray in a real light.

— John Francis Daley

Freedom

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I'm avoiding having an assistant because then I would become the horrible boss. I can't justify having an assistant as a 25-year-old; I just can't do it!

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Wisdom

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I've always been the type of person that has told friends, if they're going through a rough time, I'm always there to talk to.

— John Francis Daley

Friendship

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Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how it all operates. As an actor going into screenwriting, I was able to understand what type of dialogue feels natural and what an actor could actually say.

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Life

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