Jill, we became parents so we could tell our kids what to do. Otherwise we’re just the tallest people living here.
TIM ALLENI have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it.
More Tim Allen Quotes
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Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we’ve always had: work, or prison.
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All men like to think that they can do it alone, but a real man knows that there no substitute for support , encouragement or a pit crew.
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Women are brilliant. Every woman knows how to do the weirdest thing right out of the bucket. Every woman knows how to do that Hindu head wrap with the towel out of the shower. Ever try to do that? You look like a drunk Iraqi soldier.
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I 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?
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Sometimes you get the sense that the Creator is getting to that point of “Yeah, we might have to reboot.”
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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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Playing golf is like going to a strip joint. After 18 holes you are tired and most of your balls are missing.
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I am a thespian trapped in a man’s body.
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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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When 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.
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While awaiting sentencing, I decided to give stand-up comedy a shot. The judge had suggested I get my act together, and I took him seriously.
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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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Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.
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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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You don’t know what people are really like until they’re under a lot of stress.
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