Knotts Quotes

I once had a heated argument with Don Knotts. He looked me dead in the eye and said that I wasn`t fit to shine Andy Griffith`s shoes. I stayed up all night thinking about that.

(On seeing the Marlon Brando movie "Last Tango in Paris") "It was the first time that I understood that acting was an art form. It was not Clint Eastwood on a horse, Bob Hope in a road movie. It was not Don Knotts in The Incredible Mr. Limpet. These are favorite movies of mine, too. But when I sat in Last Tango in Paris, the lightbulb went on. To this day, Brando is the one I want to meet, and the one I`m terrified to meet."

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.

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

What`s great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It`s not about the gloss of your eyebrows...One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.