--- title: "1 Neil Simon Quotes By John Ritter" description: "1 Neil Simon quotes by John Ritter. Plus more from John Ritter and more Neil Simon sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/john-ritter-20954_clown_neil-simon-didn-t-like-it-too-much-when_3212718.png" --- > [Neil Simon didn't like it too much when we came out in clown makeup. We stopped doing that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/neil-simon-didn-t-like-it-too-much-when-we-came-out-in-clown-makeup/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/john-ritter-20954_clown_neil-simon-didn-t-like-it-too-much-when_3212718.png) ## More by John Ritter > [Dad gave me two pieces of advice. One was, "No matter how good you think you are, there are people better than you." But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/dad-gave-me-two-pieces-of-advice-one-was-no-matter-how-good-you-think/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [One of the things about acting is you can always use your life. You have to recall how you are and how people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/one-of-the-things-about-acting-is-you-can-always-use-your-life-you/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [Sure, every young person dreams about being famous, but nobody wants to be famous - unless they're Zsa Zsa Gabor - every single moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/sure-every-young-person-dreams-about-being-famous-but-nobody-wants-to/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [I think you should experience life before you can recreate it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/i-think-you-should-experience-life-before-you-can-recreate-it/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [I am both so beaten up and bolstered up - I've gotten so many criticisms and accolades - that the fulfillment happens on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/i-am-both-so-beaten-up-and-bolstered-up-i-ve-gotten-so-many/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [The thing that is so touching about - I can come right up and call him Mr. Simon. The thing that's great about Mr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/the-thing-that-is-so-touching-about-i-can-come-right-up-and-call-him/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [I had my serious side - I idolized Bobby Kennedy; he was my role model. But so was Jerry Lewis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/i-had-my-serious-side-i-idolized-bobby-kennedy-he-was-my-role-model/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [I knew when I grew up, I always wanted to be a liar, and if you're in television, you're lying because you're just pretending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/i-knew-when-i-grew-up-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-liar-and-if-you-re-in/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/most-people-don-t-know-that-i-am-an-accomplished-dramatic-actor-but-i/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [If I found a cure for a huge disease, while I was hobbling up onstage to accept the Nobel Prize they'd be playing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/if-i-found-a-cure-for-a-huge-disease-while-i-was-hobbling-up-onstage/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [Dad didn't wear the guns unless a report card came in that he didn't particularly dig.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/dad-didn-t-wear-the-guns-unless-a-report-card-came-in-that-he-didn-t/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [Once during a taping there was an actor who kept blowing his lines. It happened again and again. Finally Norman Fell came out-he wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/once-during-a-taping-there-was-an-actor-who-kept-blowing-his-lines-it/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [After you've watched your dad beat the crap out of Charlie King or some other bad guy in about forty movies, you pretty much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/after-you-ve-watched-your-dad-beat-the-crap-out-of-charlie-king-or/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [I never feel frustrated. I really feel fulfilled and very lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/i-never-feel-frustrated-i-really-feel-fulfilled-and-very-lucky/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) > [My father would make record after record, and he'd be so surprised at what would sell and what wouldn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ritter/my-father-would-make-record-after-record-and-he-d-be-so-surprised-at/) [John Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ritter/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/neil-simon/john-ritter/#itemlist", "name": "1 Neil Simon Quotes By John Ritter", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Neil Simon didn't like it too much when we came out in clown makeup. 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