I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it.
TIM ALLENI have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it.
TIM ALLENI know it sounds odd, but I want to make a Rolex-quality screwdriver.
TIM ALLENA car crossed two lanes of traffic, flipped, and landed on my dad’s car. I don’t blame cars. My dad loved cars. I don’t have many memories of my dad. The love of cars is all I have of him, really.
TIM ALLENBefore Kady was born, I didn’t think having a kid would be such a big deal. My attitude was simple: Babies are nice, play with them, put them in the closet until the next time.
TIM ALLENI wonder if to stare into the face of God will drive me crazy. (I wonder who would blink first.)
TIM ALLENThey say you only go around once, but with a muscle car you can go around two or three times.
TIM ALLENIf you want to condemn yourself for the mistakes you’ve made, let’s be fair, that means you’ve got to congratulate yourself for all the good things you’ve done. It’s okay to say, “God, I wish I’d done this; yeah, but I did do that.” Then it kind of balances out.
TIM ALLENA guy knows he’s in love when he loses interest in his car for a couple of days.
TIM ALLENI don’t understand why it has to be either – or – either socialism or democracy. Why can’t we combine things to get the best of each system?
TIM ALLENI grew up around hunters. I love guns, bows, arrows, compasses and binoculars. I don’t do any of that stuff, I just like the stuff. I shot one animal, in my life, and I didn’t like it. If I had to skin an animal to eat it, I’d probably eat vegetables.
TIM ALLENI’m a very bad student, but a great learner.
TIM ALLENMen are pigs. Too bad we own everything.
TIM ALLENWhen somebody tells you they’re not very smart, they’re saying exactly the opposite.
TIM ALLENWhen you’re 6 or 7, your father becomes this wonderful presence in your life. I really responded to my father. And then, the very moment I realized that I loved him unconditionally, that life was going to be great just because he was in it, he was gone.
TIM ALLENMy dad’s death reminds me of earthquakes – things that shake your foundation.
TIM ALLENI’m actually more of a cat guy than a dog person because I travel so much. I love cats.
TIM ALLEN