A Quote by Andy Dick

I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism.

Andy Dick

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Childhood Defense Defense Mechanism Laugh Mechanism Much Pain People See Sometimes Survival Think

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Andy Dick
American - Actor
Born: December 21, 1965

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Mimi Kennedy

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Steven Levenkron

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Paul Rudd

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Sherri Shepherd

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My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.