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Perfectly Quotable

Perfectly Quotable

Woody Allen
Fourteenth century religious paintings first depicted scenes of damnation in which the overweight wandered Hell, condemned to eat salads and yogurt. —Woody Allen

Lisa Kudrow
I played dumbasses a lot. On “Mad About You” I played a very dumb waitress. —actress Lisa Kudrow on how producers of “Friends” hired her for the part.

Anthony Bourdain
For me, fancy foods in a traditional old pub are about as inviting as the phrases . . . “tonight, Billy Joel live” or “free prostate exam with every drink.”— chef/writer Anthony Bourdain