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Kelsey Grammer Explains Why He Takes Comedy More Seriously Than Acting · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Here's a perception that the only serious acting is dramatic,
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Speaker 2: and comedy isn't to be taken as seriously. But Kelsey
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Speaker 2: Grammer's an actor who's highly skilled it both. He spent
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Speaker 2: years doing hard hitting theater and is also back to
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Speaker 2: playing Fraser and the reboots of the popular sitcom and
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Speaker 2: you might be surprised to learn that it's actually his
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Speaker 2: comedic performances. He feels war inclined to go over with
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Speaker 2: the fine tooth comb, he tells the Hollywood Reporter. In comedy,
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Speaker 2: I rewatch my takes, and when I'm doing drama, I
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Speaker 2: don't bother because I just know what's most important is
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Speaker 2: the heart. If you felt it, it's probably right, then
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Speaker 2: it probably got copy of the camera. I usually talk
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Speaker 2: to a camera person and ask what do you think,
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Speaker 2: and he'll say it's there, don't worry about it, move on.
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Speaker 2: In comedy, if you missed the slightest nuance of a word,
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Speaker 2: people miss the joke. I'm more cautious about the way
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Speaker 2: I shoot at it and perform in the sitcom arena,
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Speaker 2: Kelsey Grammar there and his reboots is on paramount.
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Speaker 1: Plus that's direct from Hollywood,