![The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself, maybe to the world. I [also] needed to be - not the center of attention - but I needed to be able to attract attention when I wanted it, through my stunts and my fooling around physically with faces or postures or voices I would do. Those things are important elements in the drive behind all of this [my career].](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-fact-that-i-didnt-finish-school-left-me-with-a-lifelong-need-to-prove-that-i.jpg)
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