My comedy is not mine. It’s a gift. I’m not that smart.
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.
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A 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.
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I do a lot of family shows.
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I blend memories. I blend them into one that’s funny. I exaggerate to clarify.
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I know it sounds odd, but I want to make a Rolex-quality screwdriver.
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The big advantage to playing the Venetian in Las Vegas – where it’s a beautiful theater – is that unlike other places, even many other nice venues, I can do a set and lighting cues, I can put on a real show. I can dress up, wear a tux.
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When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away. I was there buck naked, humiliated, sitting in my own crap and urine – this is a metaphor. My ego had run off. Your ego is the biggest coward.
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I think women like Ferraris. A Ferrari is everybody’s car.
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There is no greater feeling than when a groom turns to see his bride and has tears in his eyes because she is so beautiful.
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Use a screwdriver instead of a hammer. Try to untighten the nut with your hand. Utilize the path of least resistance first.
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Dogs will eat till they die. Cats will leave food in the dish, incomprehensible to a dog.
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Nothing’s as easy as it is on a sitcom. Issues that we take care of in 20 minutes on the show can stretch out over years in real families.
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I think there’s a percentage that don’t realize, that don’t know that [standup] is how everything began. We planned it, we work hard, rehearsals to get this. It’s more of a it’s not just coming in there in a T-shirt and holding a microphone.
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Jill, we became parents so we could tell our kids what to do. Otherwise we’re just the tallest people living here.
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If you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.
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To get a man’s attention, just stand in front of the TV and don’t move. He’ll talk to you. I promise.
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