125 Quotes by Ted Danson

To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.

I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.

I'm at the right age to work with dead people, but you have to be smart to be a CSI.

I'm basically a know-it-all, and I'm writing a book about it. I want it to be called 'Danson on Water' and have me on the cover in this Christlike pose, standing on the water.

I think there are probably a handful of real character actors in this business. The rest of us are recycling. So now I'm Sam Malone the editor. I'm Sam Malone the billionaire.

You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.

Most of us can now record a whole series with the click of a button. We all have DVD players, and the rise of the DVD box-set means we watch this stuff in two, three-hour sessions. So there is this real appetite out there for lengthy, pretty intricate drama. All that is great news for writers.

To do something funny, you have to have experienced it in real life and digested it in a way that amuses you.

Usually if you're the center of a show, part of your job is to host its energy.