In L.A., though, people get off busses calling themselves actors, so many are really not professionals. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
So many people aren't ready for Hollywood - professionally or practically. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them… — 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… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I remember being fascinated by the graduated sizes and perspective on the sets [of Star Wars]. And how they put shorter people… — 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
I don't want to go back to sitcoms - I'm a middle-aged, white guy - the high school principal who's a buffoon.… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
Find people who share your values, and you'll conquer the world together. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the tube have never been to the United… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
All over the US, there is a need to teach young people to, really, get them out in the backyard, building treehouses,… — 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
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![“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)
