--- title: "Best John Ratzenberger Quotes" description: "John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, widely known for his role as Cliff Clavin on the comedy series Cheers (1982-1993), for which he earned two..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-ratzenberger-52158.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-ratzenberger-52158.jpg) # John Ratzenberger (1947) Voice Actor United States **57** quotes in **378** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Ratzenberger is a voice actor from the United States, best known for *We've got it made in America*. ## Quick Facts About John Ratzenberger Born April 6, 1947 Nationality United States Profession Voice Actor Notable works We've got it made in America Known for Cheers ## About John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, widely known for his role as Cliff Clavin on the comedy series Cheers (1982-1993), for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. Ratzenberger reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off The Tortellis, an episode of Wings, as well as in an episode of Frasier. He has voiced various characters in several Pixar animated feature films including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, Yeti the Abominable Snowman in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, Mack in the Cars franchise, Fritz in the Inside Out franchise, and many others. ## Quotes by John Ratzenberger · Page 2 > [I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-started-improvising-the-cliff-character-based-on-someone-i-grew-up/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Based](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/based/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/john-ratzenberger-11869_based_i-started-improvising-the-cliff-characte_1927849.jpg) > [Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scatological-humor-can-get-laughs/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/john-ratzenberger-11869_comedy_sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scat_85899.jpg) > [Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/before-1972-no-actors-got-residuals-they-just-got-paid-no-residuals/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/john-ratzenberger-11869_actors_before-1972-no-actors-got-residuals-they_289046.jpg) > [You'll be tested every single day. You'll be tested every single day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/you-ll-be-tested-every-single-day-you-ll-be-tested-every-single-day/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Every single day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-single-day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/john-ratzenberger-11869_every-single-day_you-ll-be-tested-every-single-day-you-ll_1204140.jpg) > [But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast, if it's not already gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/but-from-what-i-can-see-all-around-me-today-that-america-is-fading/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Already gone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/already-gone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/john-ratzenberger-11869_already-gone_but-from-what-i-can-see-all-around-me-to_434909.jpg) > [I'm still really into set design and construction when I do films. I notice that stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-m-still-really-into-set-design-and-construction-when-i-do-films-i/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/john-ratzenberger-11869_cinema_i-m-still-really-into-set-design-and-con_729346.jpg) > [There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/there-are-times-over-different-projects-when-i-ve-asked-the-writers/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/john-ratzenberger-11869_different_there-are-times-over-different-projects_1495741.jpg) > [ I wrote another wrestling film script. And we finished the shooting \[with Lloyd Phillips\]. But Henry Winkler came out with his own… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-wrote-another-wrestling-film-script-and-we-finished-the-shooting/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e8/john-ratzenberger-11869_cinema_i-wrote-another-wrestling-film-script-an_1123008.jpg) > [I look at the calendar. If it's a nice place, I go, like I did in London when it came to choosing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-look-at-the-calendar-if-it-s-a-nice-place-i-go-like-i-did-in-london/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Available](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/available/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/john-ratzenberger-11869_available_i-look-at-the-calendar-if-it-s-a-nice-pl_3102307.jpg) > [What I've learned from the Pixar guys is 'If you work for the love of what you're doing, it's always going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/what-i-ve-learned-from-the-pixar-guys-is-if-you-work-for-the-love-of/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/john-ratzenberger-11869_going-to-work_what-i-ve-learned-from-the-pixar-guys-is_1862372.jpg) > [Really, improv is all about creating for what's around you, in the moment, so it fits in a way that you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/really-improv-is-all-about-creating-for-what-s-around-you-in-the/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Creating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creating/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/john-ratzenberger-11869_creating_really-improv-is-all-about-creating-for_1487153.jpg) > [It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the tube have never been to the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/it-appalls-me-that-the-people-who-decide-what-americans-will-be/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Americans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/john-ratzenberger-11869_americans_it-appalls-me-that-the-people-who-decide_3078012.jpg) > [I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-m-concerned-about-the-insidious-influence-of-the-media-s-bad/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/john-ratzenberger-11869_children_i-m-concerned-about-the-insidious-influe_2988123.jpg) > [Two days later I got a call that they wanted to try out the character for seven episodes. Eleven years and 22…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/two-days-later-i-got-a-call-that-they-wanted-to-try-out-the-character/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Bar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/john-ratzenberger-11869_bar_two-days-later-i-got-a-call-that-they-wa_1185654.jpg) > [ \[ Oval House\] director, Peter Oliver, gave you the right to fail. He had a philosophy that came from Winston Churchill that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/oval-house-director-peter-oliver-gave-you-the-right-to-fail-he-had-a/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Directors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/directors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/john-ratzenberger-11869_directors_oval-house-director-peter-oliver-gave-yo_2323753.jpg) > [ I mean, Cheers \[from the Star Wars\] was just a job while we were doing it. All of us were really only… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-mean-cheers-from-the-star-wars-was-just-a-job-while-we-were-doing/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Cheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ac/john-ratzenberger-11869_cheer_i-mean-cheers-from-the-star-wars-was-jus_1878093.jpg) > [The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/the-last-thing-on-my-mind-was-to-be-an-actor-but-i-had-a-crush-on-a/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/john-ratzenberger-11869_actors_the-last-thing-on-my-mind-was-to-be-an-a_2085491.jpg) ## John Ratzenberger by topic [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-ratzenberger/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/#itemlist", "name": "John Ratzenberger Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Ratzenberger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-started-improvising-the-cliff-character-based-on-someone-i-grew-up/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/john-ratzenberger-11869_based_i-started-improvising-the-cliff-characte_1927849.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/john-ratzenberger-11869_based_i-started-improvising-the-cliff-characte_1927849.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/john-ratzenberger-11869_based_i-started-improvising-the-cliff-characte_1927849.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.” — John Ratzenberger", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Ratzenberger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scatological-humor-can-get-laughs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/john-ratzenberger-11869_comedy_sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scat_85899.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/john-ratzenberger-11869_comedy_sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scat_85899.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/john-ratzenberger-11869_comedy_sure-the-comedians-who-swear-or-use-scat_85899.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.” — John Ratzenberger", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before 1972, no actors got residuals. 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Cause if you're working for a paycheck then it's not going to work in the long run; it's not going to feed your heart and soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Ratzenberger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/what-i-ve-learned-from-the-pixar-guys-is-if-you-work-for-the-love-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/john-ratzenberger-11869_going-to-work_what-i-ve-learned-from-the-pixar-guys-is_1862372.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/john-ratzenberger-11869_going-to-work_what-i-ve-learned-from-the-pixar-guys-is_1862372.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/john-ratzenberger-11869_going-to-work_what-i-ve-learned-from-the-pixar-guys-is_1862372.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What I've learned from the Pixar guys is 'If you work for the love of what you're doing, it's always going…” — John Ratzenberger", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Really, improv is all about creating for what's around you, in the moment, so it fits in a way that you can't see the seams. 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