Fred Willard

When I started, there was a phase where I wanted to be a cowboy star. I didn't want to do deep, serious…

— Fred Willard

I try to shy away from playing cranky people, but if it's just a funny next-door neighbor or business man, I'll say,…

— Fred Willard

Kids can relate to having some scary person living near their house. They can relate to, 'Hey, don't go near that house.'…

— Fred Willard

I guess if you're a professional mascot, you're doing it for the money, but a college mascot just wants to be out…

— Fred Willard

I have friends who will say, "Oh you gotta come and see our show." And the first thing I say is, "Is…

— Fred Willard

If you're not doing something right, you can feel it on stage, and if it isn't going well, the audience will tell…

— Fred Willard

Tobe Hooper - he did my favorite horror movie, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre.' It's still one of my favorite horror films.

— Fred Willard

My first improv was Second City in Chicago. Before that, I worked at - with a partner, doing comedy sketches.

— Fred Willard

To a New Yorker, a 1948 Indians World Series baseball signed by the whole team might be worth only $200 to $300,…

— Fred Willard

I'd love to have Burt Reynolds' career.

— Fred Willard

I'll go in a minute to see a sketch show.

— Fred Willard

I never think I'm old enough to play someone's dad, even though I have a daughter of my own and a grandson.

— Fred Willard

My stepfather was a military man: he was in the Air Force. Reserve. You thought he'd seen front-line action, but he was…

— Fred Willard

I guess it's from going to Virginia Military Institute. I'm a good person to follow orders.

— Fred Willard

When I was a kid, I remember one aunt drinking on Thanksgiving and falling asleep at the dinner table. Her husband said,…

— Fred Willard

If you're a cheerleader, people see you. If you're a mascot, you're just helping out.

— Fred Willard

When you think about accountants, who would want to be an accountant? But, what would we do without accountants? Whether it's soldiers…

— Fred Willard

I really enjoy working on 'Modern Family.'

— Fred Willard

When we need a policeman, God bless 'em, they're there. But, if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, everything…

— Fred Willard

The 'Tim And Eric' experience was very strange.

— Fred Willard

I loved Bob Hope and the way he would turn to the camera and break the fourth wall.

— Fred Willard

With improv or a full length play - you know how you go to a theater, and after 10 minutes you say,…

— Fred Willard

One of the first shows I ever did was 'Laverne & Shirley.' I played this sleazy guy that came into town with…

— Fred Willard

I just admire everybody and sit in awe and watch them.

— Fred Willard

Martin Landau in 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' - he gave me chills.

— Fred Willard