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title: "4 Lurch Quotes By Ted Cassidy"
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> [Getting Lurch's character straightened out was fun because I was brand new to professional film acting. I had only been in radio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/getting-lurch-s-character-straightened-out-was-fun-because-i-was/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/ted-cassidy-20969_acting_getting-lurch-s-character-straightened-o_339904.jpg)

> [I think kids like Lurch because he's kind of an earthbound superman. They know he's physically strong and they sense that he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/i-think-kids-like-lurch-because-he-s-kind-of-an-earthbound-superman/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/ted-cassidy-20969_children_i-think-kids-like-lurch-because-he-s-kin_824946.jpg)

> [Lurch's quietness is a result of personal dignity. He appreciates things of quality. His greatest joy is playing Bach on the harpsichord,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/lurch-s-quietness-is-a-result-of-personal-dignity-he-appreciates/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36b/ted-cassidy-20969_bach_lurch-s-quietness-is-a-result-of-persona_2291940.jpg)

> [There is no gainsaying that Lurch has put me where I am today. Lurch bought the house I live in. But what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/there-is-no-gainsaying-that-lurch-has-put-me-where-i-am-today-lurch/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/ted-cassidy-20969_five-years_there-is-no-gainsaying-that-lurch-has-pu_2401956.jpg)

## More by Ted Cassidy

> [Whenever I'd find myself talking to someone in the kitchen of their home, I'd automatically rest my arm on the refrigerator, simply because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/whenever-i-d-find-myself-talking-to-someone-in-the-kitchen-of-their/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [It was nice to be working steadily and piling up some money in the bank but there really wasn't much to do except walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/it-was-nice-to-be-working-steadily-and-piling-up-some-money-in-the/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [I did play semi-pro ball for a time. It was the line of least resistance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/i-did-play-semi-pro-ball-for-a-time-it-was-the-line-of-least/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [Getting Lurch's character straightened out was fun because I was brand new to professional film acting. I had only been in radio up till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/getting-lurch-s-character-straightened-out-was-fun-because-i-was/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [It's not enough to be 6 feet 9 to get along in this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/it-s-not-enough-to-be-6-feet-9-to-get-along-in-this-world/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [You will probably be hearing more about this schoolboy. His name is Wilt Chamberlain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/you-will-probably-be-hearing-more-about-this-schoolboy-his-name-is/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [It doesn't matter if you're big and tall or ugly or pretty. Deep inside, every actor wants to play Hamlet, at least I hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-re-big-and-tall-or-ugly-or-pretty-deep/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [I got to know the cast pretty well. Not so much Leonard Nimoy, I got to know William Shatner pretty well. They are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/i-got-to-know-the-cast-pretty-well-not-so-much-leonard-nimoy-i-got-to/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [I was lucky. I missed the struggle. I don't feel I have to pay anyone back for the miserable years. I never had them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/i-was-lucky-i-missed-the-struggle-i-don-t-feel-i-have-to-pay-anyone/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [One doesn't take a day off from love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/one-doesn-t-take-a-day-off-from-love/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [Crawling into someone's skin is what acting is all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/crawling-into-someone-s-skin-is-what-acting-is-all-about/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [I think kids like Lurch because he's kind of an earthbound superman. They know he's physically strong and they sense that he's a gentle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/i-think-kids-like-lurch-because-he-s-kind-of-an-earthbound-superman/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [I turned down a part in 'Petticoat Junction.' They wanted me to play a circus giant. I didn't want to take that step into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/i-turned-down-a-part-in-petticoat-junction-they-wanted-me-to-play-a/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [Acting Is unlike any other profession in the world. It's a succession of jobs. When 'The Addams Family' ends, however good you may be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/acting-is-unlike-any-other-profession-in-the-world-it-s-a-succession/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

> [You know, I can't tell you that I'm very fond of anything I've done, including - and especially- 'The Addams Family.' That's an albatross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cassidy/you-know-i-can-t-tell-you-that-i-m-very-fond-of-anything-i-ve-done/)

[Ted Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cassidy/)

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