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The pros and cons of Larry

Laurie David explains how she decided to date her future husband (and, sadly, future ex-husband) Larry David:

“He was a mess,” she says now. “No future, no dough, no potential. When we first started seeing each other, I literally sat down with a girlfriend, and on a paper place mat I wrote ‘Pro’ and ‘Con.’ The ‘Con’ list had fifteen, twenty things on it. He had this disgusting apartment. He had a cup and a spoon. He was this comedian who’d walk off stages if everybody wasn’t paying attention. He refused to travel, refused to go anywhere. He never did anything to try to be successful, not for one second. He just pursued his craft. The ‘Pro’ list had one thing on it: He’s funny.”

From a 2002 Esquire interview