Barry Took Quotes

Writing 'Father Ted' with Arthur Mathews was like being hooked up to a drip full of endorphins.

All of us involved say 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the best five years of our lives. We were like otters at play.

I have a good life.

I have this amazing life.

I'm happy in my life.

I'm really happy in my life.

I really like writing television, and I like the collaborative writers room feeling. It's ten people, and you're together every day laughing your heads off.

I do like my life very much, yes.

It's much like writing a screenplay with someone else and that's how we view it, I think.

When we are in pre-production, this is the best job in the world. Working 10 to 7, sitting around and brainstorming with the other writers, making things funnier and writing and rewriting scenes - that's as fun as it gets.

I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.

I want a happy life.

In the world of book writing, there's a few people, maybe, where you have close relationships. In TV, there are so many more relationships, and they're all so critical.

With our producer, Greg Fidelman, it was really a joy to work with him and to try different things and experiment.

I am very happy to be working with so many talented directors and writers, who are penning scripts that are interesting for me.

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays, hearing, thinking, writing on what pleased me best. I have wanted only one thing to make me happy, but wanting that have wanted everything.

I am always writing. It is not always good, but if I am writing, I am usually happy.

I enjoy my life very much.

I only want my work to make people happy.

Playing with friends is a victory.

I just want to be happy, have kids, enjoy my life, help others and create some good work.

I've had the most wonderful life.

My life now could not be better.

I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is all I need from life.

I couldn't ask for a better life.