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> [I always wanted to be an actor. My first professional job was at 19, working in New York theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-my-first-professional-job-was-at-19/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

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## More by Peter Scolari

> [My first wife tried to get back with me a year later, but there was no way. I used to think she was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/my-first-wife-tried-to-get-back-with-me-a-year-later-but-there-was-no/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [I'm a good juggler. If you want to court a woman, you need to be able to juggle five balls, fire, and knives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-m-a-good-juggler-if-you-want-to-court-a-woman-you-need-to-be-able/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [There was a TV special every year called 'Circus of the Stars,' and I did three consecutive ones - one as a juggler, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/there-was-a-tv-special-every-year-called-circus-of-the-stars-and-i/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [It's more than sentimental for me to be working in theater in New York; it's very personal. I think it's a spiritual experience for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/it-s-more-than-sentimental-for-me-to-be-working-in-theater-in-new/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [I don't like to just grab any ol' role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-don-t-like-to-just-grab-any-ol-role/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I really believe that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/what-doesn-t-kill-you-makes-you-stronger-i-really-believe-that/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [It's funny, because I was trained as a dramatic actor at New York's Colonnades Theater Lab in the '70s, along with Jeff Goldblum, Danny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/it-s-funny-because-i-was-trained-as-a-dramatic-actor-at-new-york-s/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [If I took everything as personally as I possibly could, I wouldn't survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/if-i-took-everything-as-personally-as-i-possibly-could-i-wouldn-t/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [I probably make more money in a year on 'Newhart' than 70 percent of your working top-name stars. Some weeks I just have six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-probably-make-more-money-in-a-year-on-newhart-than-70-percent-of/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [Like any other all-American boy, I wanted to be just thought of as popular, be well-liked, and meet a lot of cute girls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/like-any-other-all-american-boy-i-wanted-to-be-just-thought-of-as/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [I'm as proud of my work in 'Madoff' as anything I've ever done. Richard Dreyfuss turned in a bravura performance. It went unnoticed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-m-as-proud-of-my-work-in-madoff-as-anything-i-ve-ever-done-richard/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [I used to make fun of those actors who talked about the theater as their temple and their place of worship. I'm not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-used-to-make-fun-of-those-actors-who-talked-about-the-theater-as/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [In a drama, you don't make a fool of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/in-a-drama-you-don-t-make-a-fool-of-yourself/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [We have to accept the world as it is, not as we'd have it to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/we-have-to-accept-the-world-as-it-is-not-as-we-d-have-it-to-be/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

> [Emmys are gorgeous and fun, but with or without them, there is beautiful work out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/emmys-are-gorgeous-and-fun-but-with-or-without-them-there-is/)

[Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/)

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