I'm still really into set design and construction when I do films. I notice that stuff. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
One of the high points in my career came from a time I had with Tim Conway on a film when I had him fall down with laughter. I had this scene with him where I was this mechanic down fixing his car. I can't remember what my line was as written, but they were okay with me doing a… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share
I wrote another wrestling film script. And we finished the shooting [with Lloyd Phillips]. But Henry Winkler came out with his own… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I don't know how many days I worked there [on Star Wars]. The thing I do remember was I somehow got a… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
That was actually Lloyd Phillips who was a Kiwi film producer in L.A. And it was about Gorgeous George, not Haystacks Calhoun.… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
My uniform [in Star Wars] was cool. Not much else I can think of at the moment. You know, you don't know… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I look at the calendar. If it's a nice place, I go, like I did in London when it came to choosing… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
It was when Boston invited us to do a parade one November, and I was the only [Star Wars] cast member skeptical of the… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
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… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
It was the last generation of writers [ the Cheers] that had grown up reading books instead of watching TV. So you weren't getting… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I come from Bridgeport, Connecticut and have friends I grew up with there. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
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… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast, if it's not already gone. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
![“I wrote another wrestling film script. And we finished the shooting [with Lloyd Phillips]. But Henry Winkler came out with his own wrestling film, which did poorly. So the studios passed on ours, and it never got released.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6e8/john-ratzenberger-11869_cinema_i-wrote-another-wrestling-film-script-an_1123008.jpg)
![“I don't know how many days I worked there [on Star Wars]. The thing I do remember was I somehow got a parking space next to Kermit the Frog. It was Jim Henson's space, with this Kermit the Frog sign. I took a photo of it and sent it to my mom with a caption that read, "Look, Mom. I made it. I got…” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e2e/john-ratzenberger-11869_caption_i-don-t-know-how-many-days-i-worked-ther_1332728.jpg)
![“My uniform [in Star Wars] was cool. Not much else I can think of at the moment. You know, you don't know the enormity of these kinds of films until well after you're done.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/660/john-ratzenberger-11869_done_my-uniform-in-star-wars-was-cool-not-muc_2155800.jpg)
![“It was when Boston invited us to do a parade one November, and I was the only [Star Wars] cast member skeptical of the willingness of people to come out to see us five actors drive by in antique cars in the Boston rain. Well, it was the first time I really understood the show's popularity.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/098/john-ratzenberger-11869_actors_it-was-when-boston-invited-us-to-do-a-pa_67396.jpg)
![“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 of Cheers until maybe five years into the series.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/437/john-ratzenberger-11869_block_maybe-i-got-a-sense-when-star-wars-came_151904.jpg)
![“It was the last generation of writers [ the Cheers] that had grown up reading books instead of watching TV. So you weren't getting anything that was derivative of I Love Lucy or Happy Days. You were getting real characters [like those] they read in P.G. Wodehouse or Dickens or somewhere along the…” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f18/john-ratzenberger-11869_book_it-was-the-last-generation-of-writers-th_219130.jpg)
![“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 I saw as a sign from God. So I went over to see Ray [Hussett] for a couple of weeks and ended up staying 10 years. I got work as a stage carpenter at the Oval House in…” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/53c/john-ratzenberger-11869_carpenter_i-was-a-carpenter-in-northern-vermont-an_385033.jpg)
