The great thing about theater is the doing it again and again and again. Tim Matheson More Quotes by Tim Matheson More Quotes From Tim Matheson I was just dying to get out of the constraints of television, and the constraints of the parts I'd been playing. I had taken a bunch of improv classes and was performing with The Groundlings. I wanted to get into more adult, risky stuff. Tim Matheson performingdyingtaken I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis followed me out into the hallway afterward and said, "I've never done this before, but you've got the job. Now don't tell anyone!" I've never had a director do that. It was one of those Hollywood-dream-come-true stories. They saw me as a surfer or cowboy, not a preppie, but someone begged and borrowed me an audition, and I went in and got it. Tim Matheson cowboyhouseanimal Change is good, and ultimately, creating a new path at this point in my life is energizing, creative, and rejuvenating. Tim Matheson change-is-goodcreatingcreative I allow myself to have my feelings of disappointment and discouragement, but never to sit and wallow in them. Tim Matheson discouragementdisappointmentfeelings Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment. Tim Matheson settingsups-downsdisappointment And it soon became obvious to me that I had to process and keep my relationship with my ex-wife separate from that of my children. They didn't need or want too much personal information about our relationship. Change is good, and ultimately, creating a new path at this point in my life is energizing, creative, and rejuvenating. Tim Matheson creatingwifechildren Going through a divorce after twenty-five years of marriage was the most difficult time for me. It was challenging to reorient my life from being centered around family, a family home, and a long-term relationship. Tim Matheson divorcehomeyears I allow myself to have my feelings of disappointment and discouragement, but never to sit and wallow in them. I meditate on positive energy, goals, and long-term happiness. Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment. Tim Matheson disappointmentgoallong I am pretty relentless about exercise. I love working out and doing cardiovascular workouts. I'm now doing the Whole Life Challenge to discover the unhealthy patterns in my diet and to adjust them to more reasonable levels. And more yoga! Tim Matheson yogaworkoutexercise I am inspired by music, travel, great architecture, and good, healthy food. I look for opportunities to learn about history, art, and cooking. When I learn, I grow. Tim Matheson cookingopportunityart It felt like I was watching someone make out with my wife. Tim Matheson entertainment The studio fought him long and hard on that and he prevailed, they had a lunch with Chevy, and Landis kept saying all the wrong things [on purpose]. He said, ‘Oh Chevy, it will be just like ‘SNL.’ You’ll be one of 10 people in the movie and it’s an ensemble. Now, if you do [‘Foul Play’] with Goldie [Hawn], it’s just you and her and it won’t be as fun.’ Chevy walked out of there going, ‘I’m not doing that movie.'. Tim Matheson latest-headlines We all became Deltas that night, the thing I remember most about John Belushi was how gracious he was to me … The bond went beyond being just actors and I became a friend to him and he was a great friend to me … He was a great man. He was a wonderful actor. Tim Matheson latest-headlines They just said, ‘No, he’s just not right for this part,' i just said, ‘No, I’d rather not be in this movie than play that part. I wanna be that other guy. I want to be a Delta.'. Tim Matheson latest-headlines Landis was really strict, he told everybody, ‘No drugs! Nobody do anything stupid on this set. We got to work really hard. Do whatever you want to do later, but don’t do it here.’ He was real clear about that and everybody was on their best behavior when we worked. Tim Matheson latest-headlines I must say, I’m a fan of ‘Animal House’ so it’s nice to remember how really magical it was, it really was pretty great. Tim Matheson latest-headlines Vice president is the bridesmaid, and nobody cares about you. Nobody wants you. You're just in the way. You're there to play a subsidiary role. You're like the middle child or the poor relation. Tim Matheson nobodychildyouway The basis of Ronald Reagan was his humanity. I might not have agreed with his politics, but my research - all I read about him and by him - was that he was revered because he had a big heart. He was very religious and sincere. He believed that one spoke truths because, otherwise, people would know you were lying. None of that even applies to Trump. Tim Matheson youpoliticsheartpeople In my experience, I have learned that there is rarely the perfect man for the perfect job, but Reagan was born to play the role of president. He was an inspirational leader when the country really needed it. Tim Matheson jobmanexperienceinspirational My parents were going through a divorce, and I used to go spend all weekend at the movies to get away from it all. There was something about the sameness of the movies. It was a place for me to go to express my emotions, you know, and let it out. Tim Matheson parentsplacemeyou
