49 Jeffrey Tambor Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jeffrey Tambor

American Actor

Born: Jul 8, 1944

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When I was a young boy in San Francisco, I remember being sent home from playing with a friend, and I remember the mother saying, 'Tell Jeffrey to go home.' And I said to the girl, 'Why?' She goes, 'My mother says that you're the people who killed Christ.' Jeffrey Tambor

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It was the '50s, and the card catalog and the Dewey Decimal System were in fashion. I hung out in the 812 section - American theater and plays. This is where I first read Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' and was transfixed. I remember staring into space for what seemed an eternity after reading Linda Loman's final speech. Jeffrey Tambor

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What's interesting about playing Maura is that I get to use more of Jeffrey that I've ever used in any role, and I think that's the remarkable part about it and truly the most surprising part about doing this role. Jeffrey Tambor

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I was bar mitzvahed at Beth Shalom, and I had trouble. I didn't quite get it all. Jeffrey Tambor

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I get up and cook for my kids, who really like my scrambled eggs. Or we make pancakes and the requisite bacon. The kids either play or watch cartoons, and Daddy gets to read the 'New York Times' and do his puzzle. Jeffrey Tambor

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The Tambors were conservative Jews, and we attended Temple Beth Shalom at 14th Avenue and Clement Street in San Francisco. We were the only Jewish family for miles. To me, being Jewish meant 'otherness.' Jeffrey Tambor

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I give a speech at some colleges and corporations called 'Performing Your Life: An Evening with Jeffrey Tambor.' I get asked a lot of questions, and people say, 'Your stories are wonderful. You should write a book.' Jeffrey Tambor

'Attaboys' help people. I am huge on attaboy. Confidence is the great ingredient to living and art, with fidelity to self. It's so important to surround yourself with people who give you confidence. Jeffrey Tambor

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They're my instructors, and every parent will understand that. Jeffrey Tambor

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Families are families are families are families. Jeffrey Tambor

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When I was a kid, we got up, we walked a number of paces to a television, turned it on, and changed channels. Jeffrey Tambor

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I'm interested in people's stories, so I decided to tell part of mine. Jeffrey Tambor

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I don't mind if someone yells a motto out of their car at me. 'No touching! No touching!' No harm is done. Jeffrey Tambor

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The first time I met Garry Shandling was my audition for 'The Larry Sanders Show,' with Garry and his casting director Francine Maisler. I can recall every minute of it. He was gracious and kind, and he read with me. He was terrific. Jeffrey Tambor

The best comedy not only makes you laugh, but on the moment of the laugh, you learned. Jeffrey Tambor

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There's a wonderful adage in acting that you're stuck with the character, but the character is also stuck with you. Jeffrey Tambor

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My education was doing good plays and also stinkers. When you do a stinker, you learn how to act. I like having to audition. It's nice to do rehearsals. But it's with an audience that you get to love it! Jeffrey Tambor

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We all know about secrets - to have that pressure of something you can't reveal. That's universal: 'Am I safe? Am I gonna be OK? Will my family still love and respect me?' Jeffrey Tambor

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This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to get arrested. Jeffrey Tambor

My part had three lines. I said, 'You look wonderful, sir,' three times. All my friends said, 'Do not take that role - and do not understudy. You'll regret it the rest of your life.' I did both of those things, and I've never regretted it once. Jeffrey Tambor

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I remember going to Bob Preston's dressing room because I was losing a laugh - as you do in a long run. He said, 'Give me the script. That's where you're going off the road.' That's comedy. It's never the line itself; it's in the foundation. Jeffrey Tambor

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I loved the gentlemanly way they treated each other. It was unlike anything I was used to. I started helping them strike the set and, at 11, began taking acting classes privately. Jeffrey Tambor

When I was growing up, there was a character on TV; there was a character stereotype: it was personified by Mel on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.' Jeffrey Tambor

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I thought I was gonna do Lear, but I'm gonna do Maura. Jeffrey Tambor

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