Andy Griffith Quotes

Andy Griffith was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor in the television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show." Griffith's warm and down-to-earth portrayal of the small-town sheriff endeared him to audiences and made him a beloved figure in American television. He also had a successful career in film and music.

You know when you're young you think you will always be. As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future.

I'm not as good a singer as I am an actor. So that's why I - the stories I like so much is because I've been a story teller for a long time. I started as a singer and found out I didn't have a very good voice. That's the reason I went into acting.

Things have changed so much. People walked away from a simple life we had in the '20s and '30s, and I am glad that I am able to touch that period in our lives with the shows that I do and with the music that I do.

Lonesome Rhodes had wild mood swings. He'd be very happy, he'd be very said, he'd be very angry, very depressed, and I had to pull all of these emotions out of myself. And it wasn't easy.