--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Most people recognize me from The…" description: "\"Most people recognize me from The Shawshank Redemption, but there is this subculture of people who have collected all 13 episodes of Greg The Bunny. An..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/bob-gunton-33686_apes_most-people-recognize-me-from-the-shawsh_2439533.png" --- # Most people recognize me from The Shawshank Redemption… ![“Most people recognize me from The Shawshank Redemption, but there is this subculture of people who have collected all 13 episodes of Greg The Bunny. And I'm still close to a number of the creative people, Dan Milano particularly, who created Warren The Ape and Greg The Bunny and all of those…” quote by Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/bob-gunton-33686_apes_most-people-recognize-me-from-the-shawsh_2439533.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/bob-gunton-33686_apes_most-people-recognize-me-from-the-shawsh_2439533.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/bob-gunton-33686_apes_most-people-recognize-me-from-the-shawsh_2439533.png) > “Most people recognize me from The Shawshank Redemption, but there is this subculture of people who have collected all 13 episodes of Greg The Bunny. And I'm still close to a number of the creative people, Dan Milano particularly, who created Warren The Ape and Greg The Bunny and all of those characters.” [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He notes his fame from a classic film while also highlighting a niche fan community around a cult TV series and its creators. **In simple terms:** Known for a famous movie, he also mentions a smaller, dedicated fan base for a TV show. Key Takeaway Recognize both mainstream and niche cultural contributions. Themes celebrity fan culture media creativity Mood proud reflective Type observational analytical When to use this quote - convention panels - online fan forums - collaborations with creators Key Concepts cult TV collecting networking Questions to Reflect On - How do you balance mainstream recognition with niche interests? - What value do niche fan communities bring to creators? A Different Perspective Mainstream fame can eclipse niche passions, leading to underappreciation of subcultures. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [13 Episodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/13-episodes-476059/) [Apes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apes/) [Bunnies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunnies/) [Bunny Characters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunny-characters-476058/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Creative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative/) [Creative people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative-people/) [Episodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/episodes/) [Episodes Greg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/episodes-greg-476057/) [Greg Bunny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greg-bunny-476056/) [Numbers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/numbers/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Redemption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/redemption/) [Shawshank Redemption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shawshank-redemption-229356/) [Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stills/) [Subculture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subculture/) [Warren Ape](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/warren-ape-476060/) ## Related quotes > ['Greg the Bunny,' the comedy television show that I co-created, happened almost by accident. Dan Milano, Spencer Chinoy and myself made a public access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-baker/greg-the-bunny-the-comedy-television-show-that-i-co-created-happened/) [Sean Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-baker/) > [The Shawshank Redemption' isn't a movie about a black guy and a white guy who become friends - it's a movie about freedom. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/the-shawshank-redemption-isn-t-a-movie-about-a-black-guy-and-a-white/) [Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/) > [You're not allowed to write about me if you haven't seen 'The Shawshank Redemption.' See it and then get back to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zack-greinke/you-re-not-allowed-to-write-about-me-if-you-haven-t-seen-the/) [Zack Greinke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zack-greinke/) > [What we do have is nothin' but time. Welcome to the Shawshank Redemption of late night!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/what-we-do-have-is-nothin-but-time-welcome-to-the-shawshank/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) > [The 'Shawshank Redemption' has nothing to do with China, but that hasn't kept social media censors from blocking the movie's title from searches on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-mackinnon/the-shawshank-redemption-has-nothing-to-do-with-china-but-that-hasn-t/) [Rebecca MacKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-mackinnon/) > [You know 'The Shawshank Redemption?' I've seen that movie, like, 30 times or something. 'Dirty Harry,' too - I love that movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/filipe-luis/you-know-the-shawshank-redemption-i-ve-seen-that-movie-like-30-times/) [Filipe Luis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/filipe-luis/) > [Growing up, my favorite movies were 'Forrest Gump,' 'Shawshank Redemption,' 'Gladiator' - none of them really had Asian leading men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-butler/growing-up-my-favorite-movies-were-forrest-gump-shawshank-redemption/) [Ross Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-butler/) > [If you've seen the 'Shawshank Redemption' and if you think Morgan Freeman's character should have died in prison, vote for the other person. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fetterman/if-you-ve-seen-the-shawshank-redemption-and-if-you-think-morgan/) [John Fetterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fetterman/) > [“Seriously. What’s with the face?” Jordan asked. “You’re scaring my cabernets with that scowl.” “I’m just working through some stuff,” he said vaguely. Jordan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-james/seriously-what-s-with-the-face-jordan-asked-you-re-scaring-my/) [Julie James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-james/) > [When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-ehrenreich/when-i-was-13-i-had-these-episodes-where-i-could-just-see-the-world/) [Barbara Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-ehrenreich/) > [I've always had a show that went seven episodes or 13 episodes or whatever. And I've never had a show that's gone past a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-remini/i-ve-always-had-a-show-that-went-seven-episodes-or-13-episodes-or/) [Leah Remini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-remini/) > [I was hoping for 13 episodes that my friends would like. It’s a good lesson, isn’t it? If you do something trying to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-simon/i-was-hoping-for-13-episodes-that-my-friends-would-like-it-s-a-good/) [Sam Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-simon/) > [In my experience, 'SNL' has Lorne Michaels, who is, you know, the captain of the ship and gives the show direction and a singular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taran-killam/in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels-who-is-you-know-the-captain/) [Taran Killam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taran-killam/) > [But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/but-did-i-think-it-would-last-more-than-13-episodes-at-the-time-no-i/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [I was curious. Here was a character where I just didn't know how they were going to write him into 13 episodes without it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-hatosy/i-was-curious-here-was-a-character-where-i-just-didn-t-know-how-they/) [Shawn Hatosy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-hatosy/) ## More by Bob Gunton > [My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/my-first-presidential-primary-vote-was-for-bobby-kennedy/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/in-film-roles-i-play-a-lot-of-heavies-and-a-lot-of-bad-guys-so-i-tend/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/lyndon-johnson-may-have-escalated-the-war-but-when-i-was-drafted-and/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [I grew up in California, which was not - at least in the '50s and '60s - a cultural oasis by any means. Certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-grew-up-in-california-which-was-not-at-least-in-the-50s-and-60s-a/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [And I'm a Catholic, from an Irish Catholic family, and we know plenty of stuff about guilt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/and-i-m-a-catholic-from-an-irish-catholic-family-and-we-know-plenty/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [Among the roles Ive played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/among-the-roles-ive-played-on-stage-television-and-in-films-were/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-was-the-adoring-son-of-a-welsh-irish-father-a-dyed-in-the-wool/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [Put your trust in the Lord…your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/put-your-trust-in-the-lord-your-ass-belongs-to-me-welcome-to-shawshank/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [I was a grunt, walking around in the jungle of Vietnam, trying not to find the enemy. Because I am so big, they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-was-a-grunt-walking-around-in-the-jungle-of-vietnam-trying-not-to/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [I actually acted onstage before I'd ever seen a live performance, and I loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-actually-acted-onstage-before-i-d-ever-seen-a-live-performance-and/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [Among the roles I've played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/among-the-roles-i-ve-played-on-stage-television-and-in-films-were/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [I'm not a big comic fan and I'm not a big fan of comic movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-m-not-a-big-comic-fan-and-i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-comic-movies/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) > [As a matter of fact, I decided in high school that I was going to go to the seminary. And I did study with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/as-a-matter-of-fact-i-decided-in-high-school-that-i-was-going-to-go/) [Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) [Explore all 14 Bob Gunton quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/) ## More Apes quotes > [Television's perfect. 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Lee Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-lee-thompson/) > [Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/far-out-in-the-uncharted-backwaters-of-the-unfashionable-end-of-the/) [Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/) > [“Civilization is only a pretense; in the crisis, we become mere apes again, forgetting the rational biped of our pretensions and becoming instead the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/civilization-is-only-a-pretense-in-the-crisis-we-become-mere-apes/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [The idea that war should be conducted within a moral framework may seem like a quaint medieval practice, but as speech separates humans from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-idea-that-war-should-be-conducted-within-a-moral-framework-may/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Is man an ape or an angel? 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