Larry Hagman Quotes

Barbara Eden is the most beautiful girl in the world.

There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.

My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.

Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.

No no there wasn't any planned 14th season, we all saw the writing on the wall. The ratings had been going down and so fourth, that curve goes on every show and in everybody's life.

When we started the show, 'Dallas' was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JR's home town.

We did 356 'Dallas' episodes between 1978 and 1991. The most memorable moment for me happened in 1980 when I got shot at the end of the third series. The rest is a blur.

I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.

Later on when it became a routine it was not as exciting I'll admit that. The first three years were wonderful, the rest were just money making and having fun.

I liked Dallas better because it was more deceptive, you could do more with it.

I drank my liver out.

I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34.

Oil rich boys . . . had a nice, sweet smile but when you finished meeting with them your socks were missing and you hadn't even noticed they'd taken your boots.

I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding.

At that time I was making the largest salary known on television and I didn't want to see it die because those were the years paying off when I wasn't making anything.

I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it.

I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

A sad figure (Bush) ' not too well educated, who doesn't get out of America much. He's leading the country towards Fascism.

My television and movie career has also taken me all over the world. I've had great times in the Far East, Russia, South America and Sweden - where I met my wife of 55 years, Maj.

I think JR would make a better President than the one we have now.

Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.

I'm not well versed on the verbiage of the internet.

A lot of times I talk to people, they say they don't trust the doctors, they don't trust the hospitals and that kind of stuff. Well, if you go to the hospital, you've got to trust somebody.

I have thousands and thousands of hats. Some are the most outrageous hats in the world. They are my disguise. I hide beneath them.

We've got to find another way of producing energy.

Don't you find that the more you know, the more you don't know and can't ever learn because there's too much stuff out there?

I was born with success. Lucky for me I am able to handle it. Also, I damn well deserve it!

Before I tried LSD, I'd been going to a psychologist for a couple of years. I found out about success that you have to fight for it a lot, then when you achieve it, you can't give up the fight.

On being asked by Channel 4's Derek Thompson if he owned horses - No, son. I don't like anything that eats while I sleep.

After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it.

Actors can't retire. What would they do?