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
Maybe, I got a sense when [Star Wars] came out, and there were always these lines around the block. We didn't understand… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
I don't know that I ever did see Star Wars as any different. I was certainly proud that I did it. — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
[At Conventions] they give me all the photos to sign. Star Wars, Superman. And Hammy the Pig is right up there. — 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
I mean, Cheers [from the Star Wars] was just a job while we were doing it. All of us were really only… — 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
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
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
![“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)
![“[At Conventions] they give me all the photos to sign. Star Wars, Superman. And Hammy the Pig is right up there.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/58d/john-ratzenberger-11869_conventions_at-conventions-they-give-me-all-the-phot_956849.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)
![“I mean, Cheers [from the Star Wars] was just a job while we were doing it. All of us were really only hustling to pay the rent, weren't we.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4ac/john-ratzenberger-11869_cheer_i-mean-cheers-from-the-star-wars-was-jus_1878093.jpg)
![“I remember being fascinated by the graduated sizes and perspective on the sets [of Star Wars]. And how they put shorter people and kids in the uniforms and placed them in the distance to give the idea that these sets had more depth than they really did.” quote by John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/511/john-ratzenberger-11869_depth_i-remember-being-fascinated-by-the-gradu_1897964.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 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)
