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The Gene Wilder Secret to Success

Gene Wilder was a movie star, director and arguably one of the funniest people who ever lived.

During an interview, he gave this account of his start in comedy:

β€œI was 8 or 9 years old when my mother had a heart attack. When she came home, the doctor said, β€˜Don’t ever get into an argument with your mother because you might kill her.’”

No pressure there, right?

β€œAnd the second thing he said was, β€˜Try to make her laugh.’”

β€œI had never consciously tried to make anyone laugh in my life, but I d...

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