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> [The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the drama department, so the best thing for me to do was audition, help out, do carpentry, whatever it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/the-last-thing-on-my-mind-was-to-be-an-actor-but-i-had-a-crush-on-a/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/john-ratzenberger-11869_actors_the-last-thing-on-my-mind-was-to-be-an-a_2085491.jpg)

> [All over the US, there is a need to teach young people to, really, get them out in the backyard, building treehouses, fixing bicycles, because you become a better, more well-rounded, Renaissance personality if you actually know how to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/all-over-the-us-there-is-a-need-to-teach-young-people-to-really-get/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

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## More by John Ratzenberger

> [ It was when Boston invited us to do a parade one November, and I was the only \[Star Wars\] cast member skeptical of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/it-was-when-boston-invited-us-to-do-a-parade-one-november-and-i-was/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scatological-humor-can-get-laughs/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [ Maybe, I got a sense when \[Star Wars\] came out, and there were always these lines around the block. We didn't understand the popularity… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/maybe-i-got-a-sense-when-star-wars-came-out-and-there-were-always/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/a-farce-or-slapstick-humor-does-well-universally/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [ It was the last generation of writers \[ the Cheers\] that had grown up reading books instead of watching TV. So you weren't getting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/it-was-the-last-generation-of-writers-the-cheers-that-had-grown-up/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [Hollywood has lost touch with their audience a long time ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/hollywood-has-lost-touch-with-their-audience-a-long-time-ago/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/before-1972-no-actors-got-residuals-they-just-got-paid-no-residuals/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [I come from Bridgeport, Connecticut and have friends I grew up with there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-come-from-bridgeport-connecticut-and-have-friends-i-grew-up-with/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [I was a carpenter in Northern Vermont and got this tax refund check that just about covered a one-way airfare to London. So this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-was-a-carpenter-in-northern-vermont-and-got-this-tax-refund-check/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/from-what-i-can-see-too-many-kids-don-t-learn-pride-in-their-country/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast, if it's not already gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/but-from-what-i-can-see-all-around-me-today-that-america-is-fading/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [You've got to write for your audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/you-ve-got-to-write-for-your-audience/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [In fact, my son learned his first swear word from E.T. at age five. The way I look at it, E.T. stole a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/in-fact-my-son-learned-his-first-swear-word-from-e-t-at-age-five-the/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your producer, director, or cast mates by your bedside; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/after-all-at-end-of-the-day-when-you-re-breathing-your-last-it-s-not/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

> [To them, the real United States is just flyover country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/to-them-the-real-united-states-is-just-flyover-country/)

[John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/)

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