Bob Crane

I don't go for the wild stuff like bell-bottoms.

— Bob Crane

Actually, Hogan is an extension of what I used to do on radio.

— Bob Crane

I don't smoke, I don't drink, two out of three ain't bad.

— Bob Crane

I try to play Hogan in an off-hand throwing lines way.

— Bob Crane

Hard comedy goes for the jocular. Hard comedy is basic.

— Bob Crane

I'd like to do movies. The kind of comedies Jack Lemmon does.

— Bob Crane

In high school my mind wandered all the time.

— Bob Crane

All in the Family' changed everything.

— Bob Crane

I remember Jerry Lewis said once that when small, he was the nutty kid in his neighborhood and I was the same…

— Bob Crane

I really always wanted to be an actor, I guess, but I did enjoy being a disc jockey here in Los Angeles.

— Bob Crane

Some people never do become a success and then start looking for a crutch.

— Bob Crane

Maybe, realistically, in a career you have only one hit series. Maybe 'Hogan's' was mine.

— Bob Crane

I never would take a role of radio announcer, disc jockey or musician.

— Bob Crane

I don't dig jogging. I've tried, I really have, but I don't get any enjoyment out of jogging.

— Bob Crane

If someone's winning an argument wih me, I throw a funny line at him and run.

— Bob Crane

The public thinks there is a lot of money in 'residuals,' but it really isn't that good.

— Bob Crane

I work best under pressure. At home I look at a script for about 10 minutes then I get distracted bymy records,…

— Bob Crane

People have a weird idea of what happens with a successful series. After it's over they think we just retire to green…

— Bob Crane

I had an idea that I wanted show which would keep me happy for five years. I tried to figure how I'd…

— Bob Crane

You know what they say: You go on the road and you're out of the business. Out of sight, out of mind.…

— Bob Crane

I know that when I've passed the Jim Nabors set at our studio, I call out 'Hi Gomer,' and I can't honestly…

— Bob Crane

I had to talk for a long time to explain to the producer why I wasn't right for 'Please Don't Eat the…

— Bob Crane

After two years with 'Donna,' they offered me a new contract, but I said no. I didn't want to be the fourth…

— Bob Crane

I was doing a show in Bridgeport, Conn., and getting offers for more money from Boston and other cities in the east.…

— Bob Crane

I like to do an occasional guest spot, but it seems that everybody wants me to go the host route. ABC, NBC,…

— Bob Crane

I liked Art Linkletter's way of conducting an interview while still keeping it light and I even admired Jack Bailey, host of…

— Bob Crane

You make more money in dinner theaters than on Broadway.

— Bob Crane

People used to think I was out of my mind.

— Bob Crane

I enjoy life. That doesn't mean I don't care.

— Bob Crane

You've got to feel right in what you do.

— Bob Crane

No one's an overnight sensation unless you're Batman.

— Bob Crane

I always had acting in the back of my mind.

— Bob Crane

I'm not slim and trim like Johnny Carson.

— Bob Crane

I can't sit still. It drives me up the wall.

— Bob Crane

I feel the really big stars are in movies, not TV.

— Bob Crane

Wit is a comic's defense weapon.

— Bob Crane

I learn by admiring others, listening and correcting what wouldn't be right for me.

— Bob Crane

Someone like Van Johnson can spend 52 weeks a year on the road because he doesn't have a family.

— Bob Crane

Look at 'Bonanza.' If you rely on a gimmick or one big star, you've got a problem.

— Bob Crane

For a girl to be an actress, she must be like a man, competitive, hard, un-feminine.

— Bob Crane