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Don: I don't want to change the thinking of the world. My purpose is to make people laugh...It would be hypocritical if I said I don't want recognition, but I've never wanted it terribly. I think I'm being honest when I say I'd rather turn my talents, whatever they are, to writing and directing.
Don: (about his characters trademark object, a shoe phone) In restaurants, people send over shoes. I'm so tired of it. I keep getting shoes.
Don: It was a special show that became a cult classic of sor... (more Don Adams quotes)
He shares his birthday with Ron Perlman.
Don really didn't like the badly timed laugh track on Get Smart.
Don was originally going to decline the role of Maxwell Smart, in Get Smart, but when he heard Buck Henry and Mel Brooks were involved, he accepted.
Instead of taking $12,500 per episode like he was offered for Get Smart, he chose a smaller salary and chose to become one of the f... (more Don Adams trivia)
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