Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Don Adams

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American comedian Don Adams.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Don Adams

Donald James Yarmy, known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor, comedian, and director. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart in the television situation comedy Get Smart, which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967โ€“1969). Adams also provided the voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963โ€“1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983โ€“1986) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s.

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all.
I've been paying alimony since I was 14 and child support since 15. That's a joke, but not by much.
I was married awfully young and I felt trapped. My wife had been divorced and all the time we were married we were out of the Church. It wasn't until we were divorced that we became good Catholics again.
I like getting married, but I don't like being married. โ€” ยฉ Don Adams
I like getting married, but I don't like being married.
I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand.
Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental.
It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it.
I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three seconds. I've even forgotten my wife's name on occasion.
I had a wonderful experience on the golf course today. I had a hole in nothing. Missed the ball and sank the divot.
I've been paying alimony since I was 14 and child support since 15. That's a joke, but not by much
I am very excited to be the head women's basketball coach at Beloit College, ... This is a great opportunity for me. I am looking forward to putting my stamp on the program. I am confident that I can and will be successful here.
I remember that the priest finally said to me, 'You wouldn't like to have a religion that makes things easy for you.' Now I know that both faith and intellect are components of religious belief.
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