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> [I have 800 books of just Samuel Beckett's work, tons of his correspondence, personal letters that he wrote. I have copies of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-have-800-books-of-just-samuel-beckett-s-work-tons-of-his/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

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> [Unfortunately, I'm not a history buff. I don't read biographies, except of some of those writers whom I've collected over the years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/unfortunately-i-m-not-a-history-buff-i-don-t-read-biographies-except/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

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> [Samuel Beckett is the person that I read the most of - certainly the person whose books I own the most of.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/samuel-beckett-is-the-person-that-i-read-the-most-of-certainly-the/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

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## Other authors on Beckett

## More by John Larroquette

> [When actors get pigeonholed, that's their own doing to a large degree. Because if you do something that people like, obviously they're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/when-actors-get-pigeonholed-that-s-their-own-doing-to-a-large-degree/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I certainly don't take life lightly. To respect the product that you're using, I think, is very important. I think it does connect you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-certainly-don-t-take-life-lightly-to-respect-the-product-that-you/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I love working with Gary Sinise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-love-working-with-gary-sinise/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I do think that the imagination you create yourself when you're reading, to create the tone and the accent of the world, is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-do-think-that-the-imagination-you-create-yourself-when-you-re/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I'd like to be doing quality acting in a quality role and making as many people as possible happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-d-like-to-be-doing-quality-acting-in-a-quality-role-and-making-as/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I don't celebrate birthdays much, except for decade-wise. It's not a really big thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-don-t-celebrate-birthdays-much-except-for-decade-wise-it-s-not-a/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [If 50 percent of your career is not filled with failure, you're not really successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/if-50-percent-of-your-career-is-not-filled-with-failure-you-re-not/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [You take jobs so much of the time when you don't need to necessarily work for a living, but it becomes important who you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/you-take-jobs-so-much-of-the-time-when-you-don-t-need-to-necessarily/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I collect books, primarily first-edition 20th-century fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-collect-books-primarily-first-edition-20th-century-fiction/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [Be careful out there. There are things that go bump in the night. Actually, there are things that go 'Give me your wallet or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/be-careful-out-there-there-are-things-that-go-bump-in-the-night/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I can't pass up a blank book when I see it in a bookstore. And I write a sentence in it, and then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-can-t-pass-up-a-blank-book-when-i-see-it-in-a-bookstore-and-i-write/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [It's amazing being a member of perhaps the last analog generation - being born in the late '40s, growing up in the '50s and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/it-s-amazing-being-a-member-of-perhaps-the-last-analog-generation/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I don't have anything against audiobooks. I actually did a couple of them - but not many. I just never got into it, timing-wise.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-don-t-have-anything-against-audiobooks-i-actually-did-a-couple-of/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/good-acting-comes-from-finding-the-essence-of-a-character/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

> [I wrote as a teenager, and once I started acting, you know, you're learning lines, you're doing other people's words, it takes up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-wrote-as-a-teenager-and-once-i-started-acting-you-know-you-re/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

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