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Don Knotts [1924-2006] American
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Actor


Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts was an American comedic actor best known as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy awards. He also played Luther Heggs in the 1966 film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and The Incredible Mr. Limpet, in which he plays a talking fish for the majority of the film. He also played landlord Ralph Furley on the 1970s–1980s television sitcom Three's Company.
In 1996, TV Guide ranked him #27 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

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I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.
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We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In fact, in the beginning, they didn't want us to do that. But as time went on, you see that in so many shows. I think we were the first to do that.
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Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney. Sad
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I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.
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I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway. Funny
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My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.
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Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok.
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