Knotts Quotes & Sayings

You should at all times be showing a well-motivated character overcoming obstacles in pursuit of a goal. — James Frey

Just do your best," Mom said. "You can't do any better than your best. — Kim Wayans

We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In fact, in the beginning, they didn't want us to do that. But as time went on, you see that in so many shows. I think we were the first to do that. — Don Knotts

So woods are spooky. Quite apart from the thought that they may harbor wild beasts and armed, genetically challenged fellows named Zeke and Festus, there is something innately sinister about them, some ineffable thing that makes you sense an atmosphere of pregnant doom with every step and leaves you profoundly aware that you are out of your element and ought to keep your ears pricked. Though you tell yourself it's preposterous, you can't quite shake the feeling that you are being watched. You order yourself to be serene (it's just a woods for goodness sake), but really you are jumpier than Don Knotts with pistol drawn. — Bill Bryson

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. — Don Knotts

If you get a hard word from any one, keep silent, and his own conscience will accuse him. — Leo Tolstoy

I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City. — Harland Williams

I started an all-girl punk band when I was 14, and I was the drummer, not the singer. — Bjork

I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size. — Don Knotts

In the future, all robots will act like Don Knotts. — Cesar Romero

Eliminate the clutter and all the things that are going on outside and focus on the things that you can control with how you sort of go about and take care of your business. That's something that's ongoing, and it can never change. — Nick Saban

That's right, karate made my whole body a weapon. — Don Knotts

I did a show called 'What A Country,' with Yakov Smirnoff and Don Knotts. I used to write jokes for Yakov's stand-up act. — Mike Scully

When you work with words, words are your work. — Don Knotts

Nip it, Nip it in the bud. — Don Knotts

I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway. — Don Knotts

I never did like the idea of sitting on newspapers. I did it once, and all the headlines came off on my white pants. On the level! It actually happened. Nobody bought a paper that day. They just followed me around over town and read the news on the seat of my pants. — Clark Gable

Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney. — Don Knotts

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do. — Don Knotts

Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok. — Don Knotts

I regard the Bible, especially the Old Testament, the same as I do most other ancient books, in which there is some truth, a great deal of error, considerable barbarism and a most plentiful lack of good sense. — Robert G. Ingersoll

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. — Tim Conway

My husband doesn't like to fly. He does fly now because he doesn't want our daughter to grow up thinking he is a Don Knotts character. But when we were first married, he didn't fly. — Tina Fey

Love isn't a steadfast dog at all; love is more like a pygmy mouse lemur. Yes, that's exactly what love is: a tiny, jittery primate with eyes that are permanently peeled open in fear. For those of you who cannot quite picture a pygmy mouse lemur, imagine a miniature Don Knotts or Steve Buscemi wearing a fur coat. — Andrew Davidson

I don't know what to say. I've always been a prepared loser. — Don Knotts

If you do the crime, be prepared to do the time! — Jake Knotts

I didn't know the exact trajectory of my breakdown, but I did know that I'd become weak, holding onto wildness, cherishing the idea of it the way you blow a dying fire. — Jardine Libaire

We can make each other happy, Farah," Cooper said, lying between my legs and swinging his feet like a kid. His expression was tender as he teased my nipples. "I know you're mine. If you let me start over, we can be so fucking happy that all the shit that came before will be no more than a bad dream."
"I'm afraid to love you too much."
"It's normal to be scared when you grew up in a shitty way. I bet you spent most of your life worrying that anything nice might get stolen away. With me, with what we have, it's probably scary. For me though, losing you is the only thing that scares the shit out of me. I need to make you happy so you'll stay and I can be happy. — Bijou Hunter

One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife. — Martin Short

The Japanese have a word for it. It's Judo - the art of conquering by yielding. The Western equivalent of Judo is, "Yes dear". — J. P. McEvoy