Quotes by Larry Hagman

“My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politicians car.”

“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”

“What this country needs are more unemployed politicians”

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

“She was the rock of Dallas. She was just a really nice woman and a wonderful actress. She was kind of the glue that held the whole thing together.”

“Our Ewing family dining room scenes would take forever, and Patrick (Duffy) and I would invariably get into a food fight. Barbara would yell, Stop it! I cant stand it! But she liked it, too.”

“She was the rock of Dallas,”

“She was kind of the glue that held the whole thing together.”

“They probably thought that that was the (astronauts) headquarters, ... I dont think it would have made any difference if it was in Calcutta.”

“Im happy to be here. Im happy to be anywhere. Im not kidding.”

“It was nice to go up there and see Carroll had a full house. He would have enjoyed that. He was a nice guy, and a wonderful friend for 42 years.”

“Oh, hes such a miserable crud. I love him. I really do.”

My credo is etched on my mirror in my bathroom and I see it when I brush my teeth in the morning. It says Dont worry Be Happy Feel Good. When you see that first thing and you reflect on it the rest of the day seems to glide by pretty well.

Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like Id become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldnt see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.

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

Its my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe Ive given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Dont worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan.

I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and Im the only guy with a hat. Its amazing.

I was sad to see anybody leave, we had a very nice family on that show. I was very sad to see momma go, Victoria and especially Linda. My god that was my wife on the show, in fact my wife calls her wife.

My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politicians car.

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