Ted Danson
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I mean, I am always, always the worst. My first reaction to Shelley while we were auditioning was, oh, no, no, that's a bad, bad idea. Oh, really? Horrible? Yes, horrible. Why? Why? I just, I don't know. We're so different. Our styles, our approach, our everything is really different, which is why I think it worked because it was like this fair fight.
I mean, I am always, always the worst. My first reaction to Shelley while we were auditioning was, oh, no, no, that's a bad, bad idea. Oh, really? Horrible? Yes, horrible. Why? Why? I just, I don't know. We're so different. Our styles, our approach, our everything is really different, which is why I think it worked because it was like this fair fight.
You know, it was hard for us sometimes to be in the room together, but when we started working, it was just fantastic, because you'd smack her, and she'd smack you back harder. She was just brilliant.
You know, it was hard for us sometimes to be in the room together, but when we started working, it was just fantastic, because you'd smack her, and she'd smack you back harder. She was just brilliant.
You know, it was hard for us sometimes to be in the room together, but when we started working, it was just fantastic, because you'd smack her, and she'd smack you back harder. She was just brilliant.
No. I didn't think about it until Stanford and then I discovered acting and I was just, life made sense. I was not an academic. I came from like scientific people in my family, my father, my sister was incredibly bright and I just faked my way through school. I just was
No. I didn't think about it until Stanford and then I discovered acting and I was just, life made sense. I was not an academic. I came from like scientific people in my family, my father, my sister was incredibly bright and I just faked my way through school. I just was
No. I didn't think about it until Stanford and then I discovered acting and I was just, life made sense. I was not an academic. I came from like scientific people in my family, my father, my sister was incredibly bright and I just faked my way through school. I just was
No, you could back then. Really? And I was geographically interesting. I came from Arizona, Flagstaff. All my friends were Hopi and Navajo kids and ranchers, sons and daughters, and galloping here and there. And then went to a private school in Connecticut, Kent School for Boys. Yeah. And I think I got there for that reason. And then that's kind of interesting.
No, you could back then. Really? And I was geographically interesting. I came from Arizona, Flagstaff. All my friends were Hopi and Navajo kids and ranchers, sons and daughters, and galloping here and there. And then went to a private school in Connecticut, Kent School for Boys. Yeah. And I think I got there for that reason. And then that's kind of interesting.
No, you could back then. Really? And I was geographically interesting. I came from Arizona, Flagstaff. All my friends were Hopi and Navajo kids and ranchers, sons and daughters, and galloping here and there. And then went to a private school in Connecticut, Kent School for Boys. Yeah. And I think I got there for that reason. And then that's kind of interesting.
And then truly, I was a horrible student. The first two weeks at Stanford, I was sitting in an English class. And it's going to sound weird. It was an advanced placement English class because I lucked into it because I'm not very bright. I test wonderfully because I don't give a shit. You know, I just kind of wing it and make it a game and have fun.
And then truly, I was a horrible student. The first two weeks at Stanford, I was sitting in an English class. And it's going to sound weird. It was an advanced placement English class because I lucked into it because I'm not very bright. I test wonderfully because I don't give a shit. You know, I just kind of wing it and make it a game and have fun.
And then truly, I was a horrible student. The first two weeks at Stanford, I was sitting in an English class. And it's going to sound weird. It was an advanced placement English class because I lucked into it because I'm not very bright. I test wonderfully because I don't give a shit. You know, I just kind of wing it and make it a game and have fun.
But I was sitting there going, not only do I not understand what the professor just said in response to this question, this girl sitting next to me said that I have no, and I just pretty much dropped out. Wanted to play basketball. nowhere near talented enough. So all my dreams kind of fizzled.
But I was sitting there going, not only do I not understand what the professor just said in response to this question, this girl sitting next to me said that I have no, and I just pretty much dropped out. Wanted to play basketball. nowhere near talented enough. So all my dreams kind of fizzled.
But I was sitting there going, not only do I not understand what the professor just said in response to this question, this girl sitting next to me said that I have no, and I just pretty much dropped out. Wanted to play basketball. nowhere near talented enough. So all my dreams kind of fizzled.
And then a little while after that, trying to take some young lady out and have a cup of coffee, and she told me about five minutes in, because I don't think she was enjoying it, I have an audition I have to go to. And I said, can I come along? And off I went. And to stay in the room, it was like a Bertolt Brecht performance. And to stay in the room, they said, well, just do something.
And then a little while after that, trying to take some young lady out and have a cup of coffee, and she told me about five minutes in, because I don't think she was enjoying it, I have an audition I have to go to. And I said, can I come along? And off I went. And to stay in the room, it was like a Bertolt Brecht performance. And to stay in the room, they said, well, just do something.
And then a little while after that, trying to take some young lady out and have a cup of coffee, and she told me about five minutes in, because I don't think she was enjoying it, I have an audition I have to go to. And I said, can I come along? And off I went. And to stay in the room, it was like a Bertolt Brecht performance. And to stay in the room, they said, well, just do something.