Canadian - Comedian | October 31, 1950 - March 4, 1994
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
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My big break down here was working with Steven Spielberg in '1941.' It was a very small role, as Corporal Foley, who was part of the tank crew with Dan Aykroyd.
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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The loss of my father left a great emptiness in my heart.
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I probably took on the father role, as children will. I know I did.
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I would come home and re-create every movie. Our backyard became a battleship, a war zone, a western town.
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I was the sixteen-year-old driving everyone to bingo and shopping. It was quite a responsibility. It made me the man in charge of a lot of things.
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I was a confused young man. I didn't know what I wanted to be.
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