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Larry Hagman

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Film actor

American film actor, best known for his role as J.R. Ewing in the television series 'Dallas'. Larry Hagman's acting career spanned over half a century, and he had impressive performances in numerous television shows and films.

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“I drank my liver out.”

Author:Larry Hagman

“Five hundred thousand Americans die from tobacco poisoning every year, and it's legal. I don't know, it just that's the - you can't stop giving people organs because of bad behavior. If you keep on having bad behavior, then of course they'll deny you a liver, or whatever you need.”

People Ifs Knows Needs Giving Years Dies Courses Five Thousand Behavior Hundred Deny Organs Tobacco Liver Poisoning Bad Behavior

Author:Larry Hagman

“All my heroes, I guess, like John Wayne and all those guys, they drank and they smoked and did all the manly things. It was expected of you. And now abstinence in all kinds of forms is a part of living. It's a pretty - I don't smoke anymore, I quit that 42 years ago”

Years Kind Form Guy Hero Years Ago Expected Quitting All Kinds Smoke Drank Wayne Manly My Hero I Quit Abstinence

Author:Larry Hagman

“I often ask people if they would like to give their organs when they pass on, and they say "Well, I'm not so sure, I don't know." And I said, "Well, would you accept one if you needed one?" "Well, yeah, sure." And I say "Well, there you go - where do you get them from?".”

People Ifs Knows Giving Wells Said Asks Accepting Needed Yeah Organs

Author:Larry Hagman

“A lot of times I talk to people, they say they don't trust the doctors, they don't trust the hospitals and that kind of stuff. Well, if you go to the hospital, you've got to trust somebody.”

People Ifs Wells Kind Stuff Doctors Hospitals Don't Trust

Author:Larry Hagman

“People who are living donors who give kidneys. You can't give a heart and you can't give a liver, but you can sure give a lung - well, kidneys, anyhow. And that's where the main part of this whole thing is - one out of every eight people, I believe, is going to have some kind of kidney problem during their lifetime.”

People Giving Believe Wells Heart Kind Whole Problem I Believe Lifetime Eight Lungs Liver Donors Kidneys

Author:Larry Hagman

“I had a real epiphany. I guess it was during and after the operation. I did what's a common thing; I kind of raised above the table and could look at me and listen to all the people talking and understand what they were saying and so forth.”

People Looks Kind Real Common Talking Tables Raised Operations Look At Me Epiphany People Talking Common Things

Author:Larry Hagman

“I got to a point where kind of a oneness with everything and a great compassion. It teaches you compassion. It was a great, enlightening experience, a spiritual experience. Not particularly religious, but spiritual. It was great. I can still go there.”

Kind Stills I Can Spiritual Religious Compassion Teach Oneness Enlightening Spiritual Experience

Author:Larry Hagman

“A sad figure (Bush) ' not too well educated, who doesn't get out of America much. He's leading the country towards Fascism.”

Wells Country America Figures Educated Fascism Well Educated

Author:Larry Hagman

“My credo is etched on my mirror in my bathroom and I see it when I brush my teeth in the morning. It says, "Don't worry, Be Happy, Feel Good." When you see that first thing, and you reflect on it, the rest of the day seems to glide by pretty well.”

Feels Firsts Wells Seems Morning Worry Mirrors Teeth Feel Good Brushes Bathroom Credo Don't Worry Be Happy

Author:Larry Hagman

“We've got to find another way of producing energy.”

Way Energy Climate Change Another Way

Author:Larry Hagman

“Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.”

Thinking Wells Made Humble Broke Assets Be Humble Mould

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“I think JR would make a better President than the one we have now.”

Thinking President

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“I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding.”

Author:Larry Hagman

“Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.”

Pieces Integrity Cake

Book:Hello Darlin': Tall (and Absolutely True) Tales About My Life

Source: Hello Darlin': Tall (and Absolutely True) Tales About My Life

“You know Hollywood is a weird and wonderful place, I didn't know I Dream of Jeanie had been cancelled after 5 years until I went back to go on the lot to pick up some clothes and things I had in my dressing room.”

Knows Years Dream Rooms Wonderful Goes On Clothes Picks Hollywood Dressings Dressing Rooms Wonderful Places

Author:Larry Hagman

“'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who is mean and nasty and ruthless and does it all with an evil grin. I think people related to JR back then because we all have someone we know exactly like him. Everyone in the world knows a JR.”

People Thinking Knows World Mean Doe Character Age Evil Late Greed Related Nasty Seventies Chords Eighty Ruthless Dallas Unapologetic

Author:Larry Hagman

“At that time I was making the largest salary known on television and I didn't want to see it die because those were the years paying off when I wasn't making anything.”

Want Years Dies Known Television Salary

Author:Larry Hagman

“I'm not well versed on the verbiage of the internet.”

Author:Larry Hagman

“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?”

Knows Stuff Too Much

Author:Larry Hagman

“Well, I decided to stop. And I did. I stopped smoking, and I stopped speed at the same time.”

Wells Decided Speed Smoking Marijuana

Author:Larry Hagman

“I guess it was but I think peoples morality has changed. It's gotten more liberal and more diverse and even in a sense much more fundamental, you take the fundamental religious right in this country, its got to go back about 50 years.”

Thinking Years Country Religious Changed Morality Fundamentals Diverse

Author:Larry Hagman

“I have thousands and thousands of hats. Some are the most outrageous hats in the world. They are my disguise. I hide beneath them.”

World Hats Disguise Outrageous

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“I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.”

Character Age School Force Air Military Discipline Six Strength Of Character Air Force Military School

Author:Larry Hagman

“My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.”

Air Car Politician Definitions Bags Redundancy

Author:Larry Hagman

“There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.”

Littles Patience This Life Little Things

Author:Larry Hagman

“But there is no withdrawal, but with tobacco there is terrible withdrawal, it is almost impossible for a lot of people. I did , I went cold turkey, they never had any patches in those days but grass was not difficult, alcohol not difficult, but tobacco - oh my god.”

People Difficult Impossible Cold Terrible Alcohol Grass Turkeys Patches Tobacco Withdrawal Cold Turkey

Author:Larry Hagman

“I'm sure it is, I'm not for any kind of war, we've been engaged in several wars since the second world war and we lost in Korea, we lost in Vietnam, they are political wars, they have nothing to do with any real threat, nor does this one.”

World Kind Doe War Real Political Lost Threat War Of The Worlds Engaged Vietnam Korea Second World War

Author:Larry Hagman

“It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?”

Needs Hard Today Remember Young Stars Acting Grace Air Fans Streets Privilege Making Money Honour Annoying

Author:Larry Hagman

“It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan.”

Feels Firsts Believe Turns Given Worry Intention Cancer Feel Good Firm Diets Staying Vegan Motto Submission Stay True My Motto Don't Worry Be Happy

Author:Larry Hagman

“We did 356 'Dallas' episodes between 1978 and 1991. The most memorable moment for me happened in 1980 when I got shot at the end of the third series. The rest is a blur.”

Ends Moments Happened Shots Thirds Series Memorable Episodes Blur Dallas Most Memorable Memorable Moments

Author:Larry Hagman

“Actors can't retire. What would they do?”

Actors Retiring

Author:Larry Hagman

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

Years Long Play Ten Twelve Parody

Author:Larry Hagman

“Barbara Eden is the most beautiful girl in the world.”

“Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.”

Hard Comedy Hard Work Timing Rehearsal

Author:Larry Hagman

“Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.”

Ifs Writing Force Differences Acting Personality Pages Good Acting

Author:Larry Hagman

“I liked Dallas better because it was more deceptive, you could do more with it.”

Hype Deceptive Dallas

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“When we started the show, 'Dallas' was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JR's home town.”

Ends Shows Home Cities Known Towns Dallas Home Town

Author:Larry Hagman

“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.”

Knows Want Form Common Series Caught Cancer Treatment Get Away Receiving Adultery Dallas Blackmail Bribery

Author:Larry Hagman

“I barely watch TV apart from the news. Most of it is rubbish. There's all this reality nonsense and dross. I think there's a market for a well-produced, well-written melodrama like 'Dallas.' It's pure entertainment.”

Thinking Wells Reality Watches Written Tvs Pure News Entertainment Nonsense Rubbish Dallas Well Written Melodrama Dross

Author:Larry Hagman

“I have this wonderful personal chef who sources and stocks all my organic produce and I basically live on five smoothies a day. I'm totally vegan. I blend this green concoction with kale, cucumber, broccoli, string beans, avocado. My protein comes from protein powder. There is absolutely no milk, butter, cheese.”

Five Wonderful Produce Source Green Strings Vegan Milk Cheese Chef Beans Protein Powder Broccoli Kale Cucumbers Avocados Smoothies

Author:Larry Hagman

“I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing.”

Kids Guy Travel Planes Hats Realising Texas Dallas

Author:Larry Hagman

“I think that everybody in the world, whatever colour or creed, has a jerk like JR in his or her family somewhere. Whether it is a father, uncle, cousin or brother, everybody can identify with JR and that certainly had something to do with the success of 'Dallas.'”

Thinking World Father Brother Colour Creeds Uncles Cousin Jerk Dallas

Author:Larry Hagman

“I've travelled a huge amount, but almost all of it has been through work. I spent five years stationed in London in the special services of the American Air Force, producing and directing shows for the troops, which I absolutely loved.”

Years Has Beens Shows Force Five Air Special Huge Amount London Five Years Troops Air Force

Author:Larry Hagman

“My television and movie career has also taken me all over the world. I've had great times in the Far East, Russia, South America and Sweden - where I met my wife of 55 years, Maj.”

World Years America Careers Taken Wife Television Mets South My Wife East Russia Great Times Sweden South America

Author:Larry Hagman

“Oil rich boys . . . had a nice, sweet smile but when you finished meeting with them your socks were missing and you hadn't even noticed they'd taken your boots.”

Boys Rich Taken Nice Missing Sweet Meetings Finished Oil Boots Sock Sweet Smile Nice Sweet

Author:Larry Hagman

“Marijuana you can give up, I've given it up for fifteen years now and it never occurs to me to smoke it anymore.”

Giving Years Given Giving Up Smoke Marijuana Fifteen Fifteen Years

Author:Larry Hagman

“I was born with success. Lucky for me I am able to handle it. Also, I damn well deserve it!”

Wells Able Born Lucky Deserve Handle Damn

Author:Larry Hagman

“Before I tried LSD, I'd been going to a psychologist for a couple of years. I found out about success that you have to fight for it a lot, then when you achieve it, you can't give up the fight.”

Giving Years Fighting Found Achieve Couple Giving Up Psychologist Lsd About Success

Author:Larry Hagman

“I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.”

Writing Book Education Sells

Author:Larry Hagman

About the Author

Born: September 21, 1931
Died: November 23, 2012
Known for: Film actor
Quotes: 57

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