Don Adams Quotations

I was married awfully young and I felt trapped. My wife had been divorced and all the time we were married we were out of the Church. It wasn't until we were divorced that we became good Catholics again.

I like getting married, but I don't like being married.

I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three seconds. I've even forgotten my wife's name on occasion.

Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental.

I've been paying alimony since I was 14 and child support since 15. That's a joke, but not by much

I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand.

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all

It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it.

Right from the beginning, ... he said, 'You should do all your routines in that voice.' And I said, 'But I can't stand that voice.' And he said, 'But it's funny. It makes people laugh.'

From the outside looking in, this team has the potential to win right away, ... I can't wait to get started. I will hit the round running. I will work very hard.

I think they have a good shot at it.

I had a wonderful experience on the golf course today. I had a hole in nothing. Missed the ball and sank the divot.

I remember that the priest finally said to me, 'You wouldn't like to have a religion that makes things easy for you.' Now I know that both faith and intellect are components of religious belief.

I am very excited to be the head women's basketball coach at Beloit College, ... This is a great opportunity for me. I am looking forward to putting my stamp on the program. I am confident that I can and will be successful here.

Consistent theme throughout all of this is that this is the front door to the Town of Normal and it needs to look like a front door and not a back door,

When you got in a scene with Don, it was like stepping up onto a surfboard, and you just flew through those waves. It was exhilarating.

I've spoken to them, and they have their arguments for wanting to prevent it. Their biggest opposition is that they think the county is trying to take their land, but I think for the good of the neighborhood, the good of the rest of the residents on the street, they need to add this sand.

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand.

But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. Nobody could picture me in any other type of role.

The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role.

It's kind of like a science fair. They talk about their projects.

They are dedicating their energies to make this a very upscale and comfortable club without being pretentious.

I asked you not to tell me that