Quotes from Ken Berry

I wish I owned a bunch of farm land. I'd love to have fields full of grain.

I get less secure every year.

I never had a hobby in my whole life until I wag 35. Then I discovered motorcycles, and they've now become almost a passion.

One time I attended a big Hollywood party, and everybody was there Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, George Burns, Barbra Streisand. I walked around with my mouth hanging open, just thrilled that I had been invited!

We don't play bridge, golf or tennis. And I guess just about the only thing I'm interested in is reading about, talking about and looking at cars.

I hooked up with Warner Bros, and I was dying to play Ensign Pulver in the 'Mr. Roberts' series, and I didn't get the part. Instead they cast the with Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in 'F Troop.'

I no longer have aspirations to be a superstar or a famous dancer. In fact, I've got a rehearsal hall down in the basement of my house and I never even go down there to practice my dancing at all.

Everybody likes to see a good soft-shoe dance and a song to go with It, but how often do you see It? It's a lost art, just plain hoofing, and I've never heard of anybody who didnt enjoy doing it or watching it.

Mv wife opened a gift shop and I had a cleaning plant. We both lost money on them. I guess we'll stick to acting.

I used to see movies where they'd put on a play in a barn, but I've never played one.

I like to read the classified ads every morning. Just the cars for sale. Love to look at cars for sale, Don't buy them, of course. Just look. But I don't like to talk to people.

I put a lot of money in a coin-operated dry-cleaning place and it keeps losing money and I can't get anybody to buy it. So I keep pouring more money Into it, and into the laundry next door which'my father owns.

Some of the best shows on television are produced by news departments.

I like to get up in the morning, work during the day and go home at night.

I like getting up when everyone else does and going home when everyone else does.

I had found my niche working in a trade I love with reasonable hours.

It was scary. I went into that with great apprehension. All you hope is that you don't hurt it. I had nothing to do with the success of 'The Andy Griffith Show.' I just hoped I wouldn't do anything wrong.

I lost a lot of jobs because I looked too much like Tom Selleck... or Robert Redford.

A lot of times I'll be playing roles for which I'm too long in the tooth, but people who go see musicals don't seem to worry too much about that.

If I try to impress a room-ful of guests by calling my answering service to see if there are any messages, they never understand my name. They think I am saying Kim Barry, and I have to repeat my name over and over.

In all the classic comedies of the old silent movies, the pratfall always got the biggest lauch. Even more than a pie in the face.

I like to sit in front of the fire at night, sip a beer and think.

Sure, if I had a choice I'd really prefer Jackie at home, waiting for me with a hot meal on the table. But I married a show business gal - we met when we were working in the old 'Billy Barnes Revue' and I went into that marriage with my eyes open.

Some people think a series like 'Mayberry' is a snap, but nothing in this world is a snap, unless you want it to be.