--- title: "1 Director Hollywood Quotes By Tim Matheson" description: "1 Director Hollywood quotes by Tim Matheson. Plus more from Tim Matheson and more Director Hollywood sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/tim-matheson-8397_animal_i-had-read-the-animal-house-script-and-b_360706.jpg" --- > [I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis followed me out into the hallway afterward and said, "I've never done this before, but you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-had-read-the-animal-house-script-and-by-hook-and-crook-i-finally/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/tim-matheson-8397_animal_i-had-read-the-animal-house-script-and-b_360706.jpg) ## More by Tim Matheson > [My life honestly didn't start until I got married and had kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/my-life-honestly-didn-t-start-until-i-got-married-and-had-kids/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [We wanted to make Tucker's Witch just more human and playful, because I don't think we see enough playfulness between characters on TV. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/we-wanted-to-make-tucker-s-witch-just-more-human-and-playful-because/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I've played historical characters before, and I think the trap of all of them is if you try to do an impression. If that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-ve-played-historical-characters-before-and-i-think-the-trap-of-all/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i-was-one-of-those-lucky-kids-or/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [Ronald Reagan was the Governor of California. He had earned the right to be considered for President of the United States. You learn a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/ronald-reagan-was-the-governor-of-california-he-had-earned-the-right/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [Anything is better than sitting around waiting for the right movie to come along. I lose my edge when I'm sitting around the pool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/anything-is-better-than-sitting-around-waiting-for-the-right-movie-to/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I love John F. Kennedy. My mother had been a worker on his campaign and adored him. I was just a kid when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-love-john-f-kennedy-my-mother-had-been-a-worker-on-his-campaign-and/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i-was-one-of-those-lucky-kids-or-2/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-had-read-the-animal-house-script-and-by-hook-and-crook-i-finally/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/as-an-actor-and-a-director-i-always-let-my-actors-go-assuming-they/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [The core of Animal House was about prejudice, about equality, and about inclusion/exclusion. It was about a group of people who were together and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/the-core-of-animal-house-was-about-prejudice-about-equality-and-about/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I think it's that if you don't have the visual, you have to infuse the full personality into the voice. Think of Daffy Duck.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-think-it-s-that-if-you-don-t-have-the-visual-you-have-to-infuse-the/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [It's the kind of sage wisdom coming from a guy who was 25 at the time, but already had 20 years of experience. Kurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/it-s-the-kind-of-sage-wisdom-coming-from-a-guy-who-was-25-at-the-time/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [I went to the prom with a girlfriend of my sister's, a platonic date.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-went-to-the-prom-with-a-girlfriend-of-my-sister-s-a-platonic-date/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) > [Sam Kinison was one of the most compulsive people I'd ever seen. James Belushi was that way, and Chris Farley was that way. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/sam-kinison-was-one-of-the-most-compulsive-people-i-d-ever-seen-james/) [Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-hollywood/tim-matheson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Director Hollywood Quotes By Tim Matheson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis followed me out into the hallway afterward and said, \"I've never done this before, but you've got the job. Now don't tell anyone!\" I've never had a director do that. It was one of those Hollywood-dream-come-true stories. 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