Tony Randall

“There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.”

“The competition is pretty rough these days.”

“Everyone town of 100,000 in the United States should have a Classical Theater supported by the town, or the state of the county, or the Federal Government, as they have in every civilized country.”

“In fact, it used to be a joke if you studied at a University.”

“I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting.”

“We have too many actors for the jobs available.”

“I would have started the National Actors Theatre 30 years earlier.”

“Awards are only a publicity gimmick.”

“I was on the Johnny Carson show, I believe 114 or 104 times. And aside from those times on the air, I never spoke to him. I never met him.”

“Marilyn Monroe was no fun to work with. She would report to work around 5:00 in the evening. You've been in make-up since 8:30 in the morning waiting for her.”

“Museums, I love museums.”

“You mustn't take any award so seriously.”

“Sooner or later, we sell out for money.”

“Inherit the Wind is a wonderful play, and I was in the original with Paul Muni.”

“Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.”

“We're also the only country that has the Death Penalty. That's something to boast about, isn't it?”

“Many of the Universities have very good Theatre Departments these days.”

“I thought that I held the record of most appearances on the Bob Hope Show, but I think - It's Brooke Shields.”

“The young actors coming out of the Universities are well trained.”

“So many people have won Emmys, so many people have won multiple Emmys that I think it's a degraded award.”