Larry Hagman Quotes

United States, Actor
September 21, 1931 – November, 23, 2012.

Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, director and producer best known for playing ruthless oil baron J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and befuddled astronaut Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.

Also known as Television Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Television Director, Television Producer, Film Actor

After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it.

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- Long
- Play
- Start
Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.

Larry Hagman
- Great
- Think
- Humble

As J.R. I could get away with anything - bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new 'Dallas' series.

Larry Hagman
- Want
- Know
- Cancer
I'd like to play Matt Damon's daddy. He's a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I'd like to play his dad one day.

Larry Hagman
- Dad
- Day
- Him
Don't you find that the more you know, the more you don't know and can't ever learn because there's too much stuff out there?

Larry Hagman
- Know
- Learn
- Find
There used to be three networks, and now there are 40 million networks. There's a lot more competition out there, too. We would bring in 27 million people. Now, they're lucky if they have 17. I looked at the ratings, for the first time in 25 years, just to see, and there were 130 shows on. There used to be maybe 30.

Larry Hagman
- People
- Time
- Competition