Phil Hartman Quotes

"I'm 49-years-old and I'm cautious of the fact that very few people in comedy have careers after age 50. I think there's a notion in our society, and it maybe valid, that people aren't as funny when they get older. It's a stigma still attached to the rebelliousness of youth. I do believe that sooner or later I'll get those great roles like Gary Sinise's part in "Forrest Gump" or Tommy Lee Jones' as "Two Face" in "Batman Forever"."

"I started doing Clinton and then I was on the cover of TV Guide. I became ... a household name... I didn't have to look for work any more. Work came to me"

"I benefit from the Mr. Potato Head syndrome. Put a wig and a nose and glasses on me, and I disappear."

(On Paul Reubens' 1991 arrest for indecent exposure): "The loss he took for what allegedly happened is the equivalent of somebody's getting 20 years for having a joint in their wallet."