Chevy Chase had been a bad boy with a drug problem, and had never really realized his potential. Fletch was the first movie he sort of straightened up on. And Michael Ritchie was Harvard-educated, 6'6", a brilliant director and political thinker. He was the guy the studio thought could handle Chevy, and keep him in check. And he could.
I'd come up with one leg in theater, but never my first leg. I loved the camera too much. - Tim Matheson
I'd come up with one leg in theater, but never my first leg. I loved the camera too much.
- Tim Matheson
Meeting Jerry Mathers I remember thinking, "This is it, man. This is the Hollywood life! I'm an actor and I'm going to Jerry's party. This is how it … - Tim Matheson
Meeting Jerry Mathers I remember thinking, "This is it, man. This is the Hollywood life! I'm an actor and I'm going to Jerry's party. This is how it …
I love horror films. And I like chick flicks! I like to approach the different genres of moviemaking and explore them. And you get a little better th… - Tim Matheson
I love horror films. And I like chick flicks! I like to approach the different genres of moviemaking and explore them. And you get a little better th…
I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do. - Tim Matheson
I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do.
As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas. - Tim Matheson
As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas.
Chevy Chase had been a bad boy with a drug problem, and had never really realized his potential. Fletch was the first movie he sort of straightened u… - Tim Matheson
Chevy Chase had been a bad boy with a drug problem, and had never really realized his potential. Fletch was the first movie he sort of straightened u…
With comedy, you really want to work things out beforehand. - Tim Matheson
With comedy, you really want to work things out beforehand.
I understood the workmanlike quality of a good stand-up. They all have this. There's a technique for everything you do. But boy, it's tough, 'cause t… - Tim Matheson
I understood the workmanlike quality of a good stand-up. They all have this. There's a technique for everything you do. But boy, it's tough, 'cause t…
Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment. - Tim Matheson
Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment.
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