A biography for Fred Willardhasn’t been written yet.
“I just love everything that Disney and Pixar do. Not only do they do beautiful films, but they have great messages for kids.”
“I've found over the years that for some reason, people either are big fans and have to use me, or they don't quite understand what I'm doing.”
“All America is familiar with the Yankee-Dodger-Giant trivia, but so many other teams had great moments.”
“As an actor, and as you get to a certain level... and it's pilot season and you read the trades, you could have a nervous breakdown. 'So-and-so's signed for a pilot. Why aren't I?'”
“Let me say this: I have said, any time, if it's Martin Mull, I will say yes. If it's Christopher Guest, I will say yes.”
“I try to shy away from playing cranky people, but if it's just a funny next-door neighbor or business man, I'll say, 'Sure, why not?'”
“That's always a funny thing, when people think they're known for every little thing they ever did, and they're really not.”
“I'll talk your ear off if you recognize me.”
“I have always been more relaxed around comedy.”
“To a New Yorker, a 1948 Indians World Series baseball signed by the whole team might be worth only $200 to $300, but to a Clevelander like myself, it might be, like, $1,000 to $2,000.”
“I like the characters that have some redeeming quality or if it's interesting to me in any way.”
“I've been in a lot of shows, I will say that. Every once in a while, I'll look at a tape of something I've done, and I won't even remember having done it.”
“I saw the 'Wizard of Oz' recently and realized that, all my life, I thought they were real monkeys with wings. That's how scary that movie was for me.”
“One of the first shows I ever did was 'Laverne & Shirley.' I played this sleazy guy that came into town with a friend and was going to date Laverne and Shirley, but we really wanted to get into the bowling alley because it was next to the bank we wanted to rob.”
“I just admire everybody and sit in awe and watch them.”
“I did a show called 'Lois & Clark' - it was about Superman - years ago. They wanted someone to play the president of the United States. The plot was the president got kidnapped by a group, and they made a clone of him, who was very irresponsible and silly.”
“Someone I've always admired is Catherine O'Hara... I think she's one of the best actresses in the country, not only comedy. I just think she's just a step aside from everybody, she's just wonderful.”
“There's this whole underground world of amateur television production.”
“I think my wife saw a picture of the rock group Journey, and they're kind of aging, and the one guy had dyed blonde hair with black roots, and... my idea was to get a little earring, I wanted to have a dangling earring.”
“I guess the essence of my comedy is to get into a very abnormal situation but act like it's normal.”