Quotes by Tim Conway

Tim Conway

A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it’s nice to get awards. It’s nice to be labeled and things like that, but I’m not sure everybody qualifies.

Awards

Nice

Years

As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists.

Kids

Sports

Thinking

At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn’t much of a future in it.

Cleveland

Fall

Horse

Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on the Steve Allen show. I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face.

Guy

Looks

Mean

Fortunately my wife is understanding. When I come home from the races she never asks any questions, if I tell her I just ate a $380 hot dog.

Dog

Gambling

Home

I don’t watch a lot of TV anymore. A lot of it isn’t the kind of thing you can feel comfortable with watching with your kids. And I still feel that way even though, now, my kids are in their 30s.

Kids

Watches

Way

I figure you’re only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I’ve always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction.

Emotional

Kids

People

I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew.

Fall

Falling Apart

Woods

I resent my barber when he charges the full cost after he cuts my hair, but he says he’s charging me for finding it.

Cutting

Hair

Looks

I spend a lot of time thinking of the Hereafter – each time I enter a room I wonder what I’m here after.

Inspirational

Rooms

Thinking

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Careers

Childhood

Cleveland

Comedian

Comfort

Cutting

Dog

Dresses

Eggs

Embarrassed

Emotional

Enjoy

Enjoy Life

Fall

Falling Apart

Folks

Gambling

Guy

Hair

Home

Horse

Inspirational

Kids

Knowing

Laughing

Looks

Males

Mean

Miserable

Missing

Nice

Over You

People

Rooms

Sitting

Sports

Surfing

Taken

Team

Television

Thinking

Tvs

Valleys

Watches

Way

Woods

Years

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Quotes by Tim Conway

Tim Conway

A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it’s nice to get awards. It’s nice to be labeled and things like that, but I’m not sure everybody qualifies.

As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists.

At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn’t much of a future in it.

Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on the Steve Allen show. I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face.

Fortunately my wife is understanding. When I come home from the races she never asks any questions, if I tell her I just ate a $380 hot dog.

I don’t watch a lot of TV anymore. A lot of it isn’t the kind of thing you can feel comfortable with watching with your kids. And I still feel that way even though, now, my kids are in their 30s.

I figure you’re only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I’ve always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction.

I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew.

I resent my barber when he charges the full cost after he cuts my hair, but he says he’s charging me for finding it.

I spend a lot of time thinking of the Hereafter – each time I enter a room I wonder what I’m here after.

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