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> [I was happy because I was acting. Most of the time for nothing. But I was learning and to learn that you can learn opens up the world for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/i-was-happy-because-i-was-acting-most-of-the-time-for-nothing-but-i/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

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## More by Jack Klugman

> [We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/we-treat-old-people-so-badly-there-is-nothing-easy-about-80/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [Acting became my best friend. When I auditioned to get into college, the teacher said you belong here, Mr. Klugman, and to hear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/acting-became-my-best-friend-when-i-auditioned-to-get-into-college/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [Walter Matthau made all the big money and he was wonderful as Oscar Madison on the stage. You couldn't beat him. I know because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/walter-matthau-made-all-the-big-money-and-he-was-wonderful-as-oscar/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [I was at the pinnacle of my career one day and the next day I was put out to pasture. I felt like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/i-was-at-the-pinnacle-of-my-career-one-day-and-the-next-day-i-was-put/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [The only tool we have as artists is selectivity. If you're a painter, you select the color, the lines, how severe they should be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/the-only-tool-we-have-as-artists-is-selectivity-if-you-re-a-painter/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [I'm 83 and a half years old and I feel fine. I feel like a teenager but I'm unable to do a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/i-m-83-and-a-half-years-old-and-i-feel-fine-i-feel-like-a-teenager/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/poverty-can-teach-lessons-that-privilege-cannot/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [Time is very important to art and if you don't have the time to select, art goes out the window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/time-is-very-important-to-art-and-if-you-don-t-have-the-time-to/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/i-saw-john-garfield-smoke-he-was-my-idol-so-i-smoked-i-even-smoked/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [Now I have the voice of a 16-year-old. I'm looking for a doctor who could give me the body of a 16-year-old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/now-i-have-the-voice-of-a-16-year-old-i-m-looking-for-a-doctor-who/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [I always loved to gamble. I never got close to a horse. Fate dealt me a terrible blow when it gave me a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/i-always-loved-to-gamble-i-never-got-close-to-a-horse-fate-dealt-me-a/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [Suddenly it was gone. I'd lost more than my voice and my career. I'd lost my best friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/suddenly-it-was-gone-i-d-lost-more-than-my-voice-and-my-career-i-d/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [We learned out craft. Acting is a craft and you must learn it. I see a lot of talent today in the kids but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/we-learned-out-craft-acting-is-a-craft-and-you-must-learn-it-i-see-a/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [I was happy because I was acting. Most of the time for nothing. But I was learning and to learn that you can learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/i-was-happy-because-i-was-acting-most-of-the-time-for-nothing-but-i/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

> [For 50 years, acting was the reason I got up in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-klugman/for-50-years-acting-was-the-reason-i-got-up-in-the-morning/)

[Jack Klugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-klugman/)

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