50 Quotes by Harry Anderson

Neckties satisfy modern man's desire to dress in art.

The hospitals are running out of water, and the sewers aren't working. It's a horrible situation.

Every fool knows you can’t touch the stars, but it doesn’t stop a wise man from trying.

I’m not Hollywood. I’m a Quarter Rat. I belong here.

Neckties satisfy modern man’s desire to dress in art.

But I’m very thankful that no one is slamming my head against the wall anymore.

It's an old Elizabethan idea. The fool is the only one who is allowed to make fun of the king because he is a fool. I can say whatever I want about anybody else because I'm just an idiot talking - I'm not insisting that I'm any smarter than anyone else. It's satire.

Somebody saw me on 'Cheers' and thought that I was an actor playing a part as opposed to a guy just doing what he knew. And they gave me 'Night Court.' And by the time they realized I wasn't an actor, I had already signed a five-year contract.

'Cheers' was a good first step because I got to write my own material.