Success is a very subjective thing; to love your work is a success alone, even if the public doesn't love it back quite as much as you'd hoped.

As a comedian, Harvey Korman was in his fair share of iconic comedic films. As an alumnus of The Carol Burnett Show, Korman had no shortage of comedic talent, despite the fact that he began his career with the intent to become a dramatic actor.

"I was about 12 years old, back in Chicago," said Korman during an interview with The Ottawa Citizen. "I went to dramatic school. I started doing plays around Chicago, and radio in those days, when I got out of the service in Chicago, I went to the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and I was going to be a dramatic actor, playing Hamlet and all that stuff. But there was no money in that, so I became a comedian."

Of course, with such an extensive career in film and television, Korman was also willing to speak candidly about some of the films that didn't achieve such success.

Korman appeared in the 1987 film Munchies. Korman played space archeologist Simon Watterman, as well as Watterman's evil twin brother, Cecil. While the film shared several qualities with the hit 1984 film, Gremlins, Munchies did not share the same success.

Years later, Korman spoke on the film, and while he was honest about the failure, he taught readers an important lesson: Keep your passion, no matter what the task.

"Talk about a forgettable picture," said Korman. "But when you're doing it, you've got to fall in love with it. You've got to feel like what you're doing is great, or else you can't get up in the morning and go to work."