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> [I belonged to Stratford Children's Theater when I was a boy growing up in Manchester. Even then, I was always doing character parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-belonged-to-stratford-children-s-theater-when-i-was-a-boy-growing/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

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## More by John Mahoney

> [You can take the boy out of England, but you can't take England out of the boy. And ummm, yes, I feel a huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/you-can-take-the-boy-out-of-england-but-you-can-t-take-england-out-of/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [Actually I was born in 1940 in Blackpool because my family lived in Manchester but Manchester was being bombed. So my mother was sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/actually-i-was-born-in-1940-in-blackpool-because-my-family-lived-in/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I like to learn the lines and not get any precontrived things in my head about the part. Just get on stage and see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-like-to-learn-the-lines-and-not-get-any-precontrived-things-in-my/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [What I mostly do is take the script, analyse the hell out of it, see what's in there, see what kind of person I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/what-i-mostly-do-is-take-the-script-analyse-the-hell-out-of-it-see/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I've played a lot of roles I haven't wanted to play, either because they needed someone in the theatre or because they couldn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-ve-played-a-lot-of-roles-i-haven-t-wanted-to-play-either-because/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I was going to be living there and I didn't want to sound like a foreigner all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-was-going-to-be-living-there-and-i-didn-t-want-to-sound-like-a/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [We have been frustrated that there are a number of incumbents in Maryland offices who have been in office for years and years and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/we-have-been-frustrated-that-there-are-a-number-of-incumbents-in/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I don't take much from my own father, because he was a very austere, quiet, private man who would come home from work, go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-don-t-take-much-from-my-own-father-because-he-was-a-very-austere/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I think the Democratic Party realizes, having lost two presidential elections, we need to do a better job of creating a farm team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-think-the-democratic-party-realizes-having-lost-two-presidential/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [That's how I learned how to act. I learned by doing it. I didn't start acting until I was 37.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/that-s-how-i-learned-how-to-act-i-learned-by-doing-it-i-didn-t-start/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [Frasier' was a classy gig. I didn't for one minute think it was less prestigious or artistic than doing a play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/frasier-was-a-classy-gig-i-didn-t-for-one-minute-think-it-was-less/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [My first acting class was taught by a little known playwright, David Mamet, who then cast me in my first play, opposite John Malkovich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/my-first-acting-class-was-taught-by-a-little-known-playwright-david/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got this far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/so-much-luck-i-m-not-putting-myself-down-i-m-not-saying-i-don-t-have/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I'm not intimidated by other actors at all - or directors. I don't care who they are. But I am intimidated by writers. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-m-not-intimidated-by-other-actors-at-all-or-directors-i-don-t-care/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

> [I'm a dog person, I've had dogs all my life. But you see, it's not really a dog. It's more like a little robot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-m-a-dog-person-i-ve-had-dogs-all-my-life-but-you-see-it-s-not/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

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