John Astin Quotes

A collection of quotes by John Astin.

John Astin is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the quirky and eccentric character, Gomez Addams, in the television series "The Addams Family." Born on March 30, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, Astin developed a deep passion for acting at an early age. He pursued his dreams, studying drama at Johns Hopkins University, where he honed his craft and soon made a name for himself in the theatrical world.

Astin's breakthrough role came in 1964 when he was cast as Gomez Addams in the hit television show, "The Addams Family." His portrayal of the flamboyant, mustachioed patriarch garnered critical acclaim and earned him widespread recognition. The success of the show made Astin a household name, and he became synonymous with the iconic character.

Throughout his career, Astin has showcased his versatility by taking on a wide range of roles. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including "Evil Roy Slade," "Freaky Friday," and "The Frighteners." His ability to seamlessly switch between comedy and drama has solidified his reputation as a talented actor.

Aside from acting, Astin has also enjoyed success as a director, writer, and professor of theater. He has directed several stage plays and served as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, sharing his knowledge and passion for the performing arts.

John Astin continues to be a beloved figure in the entertainment industry, and his contributions to television and film have left an indelible mark.

I love to play for audiences that are simply made of people

I love to play for audiences that are simply made of people rather than so-called special people.

Love People

$My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a phy$

My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true.

Dad

United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea,

United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing?

Amazing

The feedback that I get from my association with Gomez is he

The feedback that I get from my association with Gomez is heartwarming. It is very difficult for me to take anything but a positive view of the Gomez phenomenon.

Positive

It was as easy as breathing to go and have tea near the plac

It was as easy as breathing to go and have tea near the place where Jane Austen had so wittily scribbled and so painfully died. One of the things that causes some critics to marvel at Miss Austen is the laconic way in which, as a daughter of the epoch that saw the Napoleonic Wars, she contrives like a Greek dramatist to keep it off the stage while she concentrates on the human factor. I think this comes close to affectation on the part of some of her admirers. Captain Frederick Wentworth in , for example, is partly of interest to the female sex because of the 'prize' loot he has extracted from his encounters with Bonaparte's navy. Still, as one born after Hiroshima I can testify that a small Hampshire township, however large the number of names of the fallen on its village-green war memorial, is more than a world away from any unpleasantness on the European mainland or the high or narrow seas that lie between. (I used to love the detail that Hampshire's 'New Forest' is so called because it was only planted for the hunt in the late eleventh century.) I remember watching with my father and brother through the fence of Stanstead House, the Sussex mansion of the Earl of Bessborough, one evening in the early 1960s, and seeing an immense golden meadow carpeted entirely by grazing rabbits. I'll never keep that quiet, or be that still, again.This was around the time of countrywide protest against the introduction of a horrible laboratory-confected disease, named 'myxomatosis,' into the warrens of old England to keep down the number of nibbling rodents. Richard Adams's lapine masterpiece is the remarkable work that it is, not merely because it evokes the world of hedgerows and chalk-downs and streams and spinneys better than anything since , but because it is only really possible to imagine gassing and massacre and organized cruelty on this ancient and green and gently rounded landscape if it is organized and carried out against herbivores.

Christopher Hitchens

Great

People are smarter than you might think.

People are smarter than you might think.

Intelligence