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10 quotes by Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his roles as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, as well as George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development. Most recently he has portrayed Maura on Transparent, for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2015.
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I remember going to Bob Preston's dressing room because I was losing a laugh - as you do in a long run. He said, 'Give me the script.... →

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As my manager says, 'These are wonderful problems.'

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My part had three lines. I said, 'You look wonderful, sir,' three times. All my friends said, 'Do not take that role - and do not... →

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And I'd watch George C. Scott from backstage. He was one of my mentors.

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I came to New York late; I was already past 30.

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I love this company. I don't know how it was selected. It's a bunch of machers. They mean business.

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The Emmy should be an ensemble award, too. I kept howling at everyone else's performances.

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I loved the gentlemanly way they treated each other. It was unlike anything I was used to. I started helping them strike the set and, at 11, began... →

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My education was doing good plays and also stinkers. When you do a stinker, you learn how to act. I like having to audition. It's nice to do... →

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This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to... →

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