My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he … - John Kapelos

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Set me anything to do as a task, and it is inconceivable the desire I have to do something else.

John Kapelos

My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to help you as an actor, but if you want to be an actor, give it a go for a year. Get a job. And if you don't get a job, then we're going to reevaluate and you're going to go back to school. " And I thought that was a fair thing.

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I pissed off Greeks, particularly in my family, for years to come, because I popularized the word "malaka," which hitherto had not been known outside of the community. It's basically "jack off," you know? Masturbator. So I remember my mother was not pleased at the time. She was, like, "Oh, John, couldn't you have used a better word?" There's no better word, Mom!

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