Quote by Eddie Izzard
I mean, sometimes... a comedian becomes an actor, and they just do

I mean, sometimes… a comedian becomes an actor, and they just dont deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or dont even notice that thats the thing. – Eddie Izzard

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