Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on the Steve Allen show. I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Outside of his loving family, I'm sure that Andy Griffith was Don Knotts' greatest fan.
One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.
I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
It worked well because Don Murray didn't want to be on Knots anymore.
While I shared many of the same emotions Bill describes, in no way did my experience ever degenerate into the grimness I find in his book - I didn't have to live with Don, and I think that made a big big difference.
You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!
Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who knew what he was doing was another musician or another drummer.
It's a younger generation running the show, and I miss the generation we had in the '70s. They were really very honorable guys, like Neal Bogart and Bill Graham, people who will never be around again.
T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around.
The best-kept secret about Don Johnson is the fact that he is a terrific actor.