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> [I created this character that I still have of a guy who is a little bit of a nincompoop - I'm poking fun at street hustlers. I didn't quite make as much money as one would gambling, but it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-created-this-character-that-i-still-have-of-a-guy-who-is-a-little/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

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## More by Harry Anderson

> [Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/even-a-fool-knows-you-can-t-touch-the-stars-but-it-won-t-keep-the/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [We treated all of the dead with dignity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/we-treated-all-of-the-dead-with-dignity/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [Did I run real swindles? Oh, yeah. I mean, I started as a - on the street. I did not begin as a performer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/did-i-run-real-swindles-oh-yeah-i-mean-i-started-as-a-on-the-street-i/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [If you do sleight of hand without trying to cheat someone, that's what magic is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/if-you-do-sleight-of-hand-without-trying-to-cheat-someone-that-s-what/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [Somebody saw me on 'Cheers' and thought that I was an actor playing a part as opposed to a guy just doing what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/somebody-saw-me-on-cheers-and-thought-that-i-was-an-actor-playing-a/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [I'm not Hollywood. I'm a Quarter Rat. I belong here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-m-not-hollywood-i-m-a-quarter-rat-i-belong-here/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [Neckties satisfy modern man's desire to dress in art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/neckties-satisfy-modern-man-s-desire-to-dress-in-art/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [I'll give it a shot. But I don't know that a year from now I'm going to be here. Nobody does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-ll-give-it-a-shot-but-i-don-t-know-that-a-year-from-now-i-m-going/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [I used to make my living by understanding people. And the way I learned to understand them was by observing them. I would sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-used-to-make-my-living-by-understanding-people-and-the-way-i/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [I did rough hustling, what they call 'playing against the wall.' I just played myself with the players, so I would pay; I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-did-rough-hustling-what-they-call-playing-against-the-wall-i-just/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [I created this character that I still have of a guy who is a little bit of a nincompoop - I'm poking fun at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-created-this-character-that-i-still-have-of-a-guy-who-is-a-little/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [Old muleskinners told how the mules were waiting at the shaft when they arrived each morning. They wanted relief from the heat, deerflies and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/old-muleskinners-told-how-the-mules-were-waiting-at-the-shaft-when/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/there-s-this-perception-sometimes-around-here-that-i-m-this-hollywood/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [Chicago is a big town for magicians and card hustlers. So when I was very young, a fellow sat me down and taught me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/chicago-is-a-big-town-for-magicians-and-card-hustlers-so-when-i-was/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

> [I'm certainly no victim in this. I don't want to come off as a sad sack; I pissed a lot of people off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-anderson/i-m-certainly-no-victim-in-this-i-don-t-want-to-come-off-as-a-sad/)

[Harry Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-anderson/)

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