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Phil Hartman
Canadian
Actor
About the author
The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Night
As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Man
#Leading
#Actor
#Cute
Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Class
I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Career
#Friends
#Choice
I've succeeded beyond my wildest dreams - financially and the amount of fun I have in my life.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Life
#Fun
#Dreams
I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Acting
One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Career
#Progress
#Remarkable
I found the writing arena to be much less competitive.
Phil Hartman,
Canadian
Actor
#Writing