“I went to physical therapy, occupational therapy, voice, every kind of therapy except mental therapy - obviously!”

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The speaker is joking that they tried many forms of therapy for recovery, but not mental therapy. The final word, "obviously," adds irony and makes the line self-deprecating.

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Originally said in English.

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About Teri Garr

American actress, comedienne, and dancer

Teri Garr was an American actress, comedienne, and dancer. She was known for her comic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s, and for the lively, uneasy women she often played on screen. She received Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations for Tootsie (1982), in which she played a struggling actress who loses a soap opera role to her male friend and acting coach. Her work often centered on women trying to cope with difficult changes in their personal lives.

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