Cinema Quote by Tim Matheson

“I enjoy making feature films, but I'd rather be in a good TV series than mediocre movies.”

Tim Matheson

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I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do. My wife too. She's a ballet dancer, and she's known what she wanted to do since she was 5. My mother used to tell this story about how our TV set had been…

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Anything is better than sitting around waiting for the right movie to come along. I lose my edge when I'm sitting around the pool…

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I love John F. Kennedy. My mother had been a worker on his campaign and adored him. I was just a kid when he was around. I did a lot of preparation, a lot of research. I can't do him... I sort of get a slight Boston accent, and I tried to get his rhythm. My only fear was that…

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I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis followed me out into the hallway afterward and said, "I've never done this before, but you've got the job. Now don't tell anyone!" I've never had a director do that. It was one of those Hollywood-dream-come-true…

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As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas.

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The core of Animal House was about prejudice, about equality, and about inclusion/exclusion. It was about a group of people who were together and anything went. Anybody who wanted in could get it in. Then there was that other group that nobody could get in, unless they were white, and just alike. It was very representative of the culture in…

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I think it's that if you don't have the visual, you have to infuse the full personality into the voice. Think of Daffy Duck.…

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