"I remember Johnny Carson laughing effusively when I……" — Fred Willard
"I remember Johnny Carson laughing effusively when I made my 'Tonight' show debut in the early 1970's as part of a sketch comedy group called the Ace Trucking Company. We didn't even have a name when we first did the show, but one of my favorite moments was looking over to see him laughing, falling off his chair. This was topped only by another kind of tribute often paid by Johnny: imitation. We did a sketch about tough motorcyclists stopping into a shop and demanding shoes and coming away with handbags and ruffled blouses and stuff, and after it was over, Johnny kept saying, 'I want some shoes,' like one of the characters, and that was just a kind of salute. To have him pick up a catchphrase and repeat it was just amazing."
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29 Quotes by Fred Willard
Fred Willard has 29 quotes on this site.
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It's more fun in a way to do ensemble scenes, where you know your background, you know the scene, but…
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I just admire everybody and sit in awe and watch them.
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It's such a pleasure to work in these movies, it's almost like it's not really happening.
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I don't know why my lines that were cut from the film didn't make it onto the DVD. I have…
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Cleveland is my hometown, and the Indians have a narrow but rich history.
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Suddenly you're like a pirate, you're 65 years old and you've got an earring.
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I think my wife saw a picture of the rock group Journey, and they're kind of aging, and the one…
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Someone I've always admired is Catherine O'Hara... I think she's one of the best actresses in the country, not only…
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You think you want to be famous. Then you see twenty or thirty people with cameras running after somebody coming…
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Ballet I love for about five minutes. Then I want to see a comic come out.
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When I was a kid, I remember one aunt drinking on Thanksgiving and falling asleep at the dinner table. Her…
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Opera has made me consider suicide.
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