I must say Steven Spielberg was great to me, and I loved working with him. He called me up on the phone and was like, "I want you to be in this movie - 1941. There are a couple of parts. You can take whichever one you want. One of them is a main character who is involved in everything, and there's another character who has his own storyline and goes off on his own. He's probably the funnier, more unique character." I said, "Well let me do that second one."
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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