--- title: "4 Gary Owens Quotes - Famous Actor (Plants As Medicine and Aromatics)" description: "Gary Owens was an American disc jockey, voice actor, announcer and radio personality. Browse 4 Gary Owens quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gary-owens-37020.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Gary Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gary-owens-37020.jpg) # Gary Owens (1934–2015) Actor **4** quotes in **47** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Gary Owens was an actor, best known for *Plants As Medicine and Aromatics*. ## Quick Facts About Gary Owens Born May 10, 1934 Died February 12, 2015 Profession Actor Notable works Plants As Medicine and Aromatics ## About Gary Owens Gary Owens was an American disc jockey, voice actor, announcer and radio personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials. ## Quotes by Gary Owens > [Like I always tell people, I don't pander to any audience, but you have to play to your audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-owens/like-i-always-tell-people-i-don-t-pander-to-any-audience-but-you-have/) Gary Owens [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/gary-owens-73454_always_like-i-always-tell-people-i-don-t-pander_47377.jpg) > [My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-owens/my-comedy-isn-t-going-to-solve-problems-i-m-not-that-deep/) Gary Owens [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/gary-owens-73454_comedy_my-comedy-isn-t-going-to-solve-problems_2265048.jpg) > [I'm not a mean comic, I don't want to turn anybody off - I just want to give a point of view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-owens/i-m-not-a-mean-comic-i-don-t-want-to-turn-anybody-off-i-just-want-to/) Gary Owens [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/gary-owens-73454_anybody_i-m-not-a-mean-comic-i-don-t-want-to-tur_2711347.jpg) > [Then, when I got in the military, I used to host - even in high school - I hosted the talent shows,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-owens/then-when-i-got-in-the-military-i-used-to-host-even-in-high-school-i/) Gary Owens [Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/army/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/gary-owens-73454_army_then-when-i-got-in-the-military-i-used-t_2717786.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-owens/#itemlist", "name": "Gary Owens Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Like I always tell people, I don't pander to any audience, but you have to play to your audience.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Owens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-owens/like-i-always-tell-people-i-don-t-pander-to-any-audience-but-you-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/gary-owens-73454_always_like-i-always-tell-people-i-don-t-pander_47377.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/gary-owens-73454_always_like-i-always-tell-people-i-don-t-pander_47377.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/gary-owens-73454_always_like-i-always-tell-people-i-don-t-pander_47377.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Like I always tell people, I don't pander to any audience, but you have to play to your audience.” — Gary Owens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My comedy isn't going to solve problems; 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