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"I think that everybody in the world, whatever colour or creed, has a jerk like JR in his or her family somewhere. Whether it is a father, uncle, cousin or brother, everybody can identify with JR and that certainly had something to do with the success of 'Dallas.'"

Larry Hagman on Success

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More quotes by Larry Hagman

  • "'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who is mean and nasty and ruthless and does it all with an evil grin. I think people related to JR back then because we all have someone we know exactly like him. Everyone in the world knows a JR."

  • "I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34."

  • "Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone."

  • "I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing."

  • "My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car."

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