30 Quotes by Ted Cassidy

I did play semi-pro ball for a time. It was the line of least resistance.

An actor feels the dilemma of being a human being and through his art tries to explain the condition of man.

One doesn't take a day off from love.

I think kids like Lurch because he's kind of an earthbound superman. They know he's physically strong and they sense that he's a gentle man who loves kids.

There is no gainsaying that Lurch has put me where I am today. Lurch bought the house I live in. But what's going to happen to a guy like me when it's over? What happens when the show dies in maybe five years? Do I die too? No! I want to go on with other things.

Acting Is unlike any other profession in the world. It's a succession of jobs. When 'The Addams Family' ends, however good you may be, when that job ends, you end. My gettng the show was a million-to-one shot.

I turned down a part in 'Petticoat Junction.' They wanted me to play a circus giant. I didn't want to take that step into type casting. I don't want to play freaks and science-fiction monsters.

I get no amusement having people eyeball me because of my size.

It's not enough to be 6 feet 9 to get along in this world.