I used to live an isolated existence, even in relationships, but now my family knows me for who I really am. Mostly, that’s a good thing.
TIM ALLENBe wary of listening to stories secondhand.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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I’m a very bad student, but a great learner.
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The world’s a mean place. It’s unfair, then it’s fair. It’s hateful, then it’s loving. It’s a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and religious levels.
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For years, I just did not like this idea of God, church.
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Man is the only animal to borrow tools.
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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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The ego is like a kid in the basement: It’s best to keep him busy.
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I love doing logos. I’ve been a graphic artist all my life.
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But separate a man from his car – that’s inhuman.
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I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it.
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I know it sounds odd, but I want to make a Rolex-quality screwdriver.
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I have an only child. She’s so independent and good with adults.
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Men aren’t men until they can get to Sears by themselves.
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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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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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Be wary of listening to stories secondhand.
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