I took the fear of marriage from my parents' relationship, because I didn't want to end up in a relationship like that, whereas my brothers and sisters learnt a lesson from it and made sure they didn't carry it on into their own marriages. John Mahoney brothercarryend share on social
I don't much care to watch myself. There are still probably 50 or 60 episodes of 'Frasier' that I have never seen. John Mahoney careepisodefrasier Change image and share on social
My first acting class was taught by a little known playwright, David Mamet, who then cast me in my first play, opposite John Malkovich. John Mahoney actcastclass Change image and share on social
I've played a lot of roles I haven't wanted to play, either because they needed someone in the theatre or because they couldn't do it without me 'cause they don't have anyone else the right age. John Mahoney agehavelot Change image and share on social
'Frasier' was a classy gig. I didn't for one minute think it was less prestigious or artistic than doing a play. John Mahoney artisticclassyfrasier Change image and share on social
I like to learn the lines and not get any precontrived things in my head about the part. Just get on stage and see what the other actors are doing, and respond to them as honestly as I can. John Mahoney actorheadhonestly Change image and share on social
People say there's no trace of an accent anymore, and there isn't because I worked very hard to lose it. And the reason I did that is a British accent in America is a real status symbol. John Mahoney accentamericaanymore Change image and share on social
I'm a dog person, I've had dogs all my life. But you see, it's not really a dog. It's more like a little robot. It's an actor. It displays no emotion whatsoever. I swear that dog doesn't know any of us even though we've done five seasons of Frasier. John Mahoney actordisplaydog share on social
What I mostly do is take the script, analyse the hell out of it, see what's in there, see what kind of person I'm dealing with, and then forget I'm playing a father and just play a person who exemplifies all those things. John Mahoney analysedealexemplify share on social
Actually I was born in 1940 in Blackpool because my family lived in Manchester but Manchester was being bombed. So my mother was sent away to Blackpool to have me and then went back; so I lived my first eighteen years in Manchester and then emigrated to the States when I was eighteen. John Mahoney backbearblackpool share on social
