Master Subtlety Quotes by Don Knotts

I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway.

— Don Knotts

When you work with words, words are your work.

— Don Knotts

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

— Don Knotts

We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In…

— Don Knotts

That's right, karate... made my whole body a weapon.

— Don Knotts

Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're…

— Don Knotts

I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.

— Don Knotts

I don't know what to say. I've always been a prepared loser.

— Don Knotts

Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok.

— Don Knotts

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.

— Don Knotts

“Nip it, Nip it in the bud.”

— Don Knotts