Gary Burghoff

“I left 'M*A*S*H' because I was burned out. I had done the same character for 11 years.”

“Radar wasn't a dummy. He was just naive.”

“My gift is that I'm not a person of any particular gift.”

“I am a very private person. I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want to be a celebrity.”

“When you work with a group of people for a long time, you start to catch their habits.”

“I'm not a 'celebrity.' I'm an actor.”

“I was a weird little kid. I was very shy, quiet, and withdrawn. I was a loner.”

“People still come up to me and call me Radar. I don't mind it. It's a compliment.”

“The first rule of thumb in humor is that it's all in the timing.”