Anchoring Amateur Gifts

"Your sailing skills are improving but you need more work on the 'drop anchor' part."

"Just be yourself."

Joan Hickson

"This is a neighbourhood vigilante area."

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

'And now, please stand and join us as complete amateur butchers our national anthem.'

He has his own peculiar problems whether casting from the beach or from a boat.

Tom Hanks

Dog with Anchor Lead

"I got the part, but I play a waiter."

'...'Fire the coach'...'Fire the coach'...'Fire the coach'...'

"If there is no more American Idol what am I going to do to become famous?"

'I have a bad feeling about this place, Watson... and I smell a rat!'

"That's not the stick, it's a blood-stained satchel full of money... but hey, good boy!"

'The actors guild suspended my membership.'

"The fact that you're here means you will continue to make poor life decisions."

'I've written a poem describing my feelings on discovering the body, Inspector...'

'Boss, he followed me home. Can I mentor him?'

Optician and the PI.

'I'm going to ask you one more time; who left a hot mug on this table?'

"I'm getting dangerously close to figuring out what I did last night."

Jacqueline Bisset caricature

"What else have I seen you in?"

'Nice try buddy, but we know the score. You were involved, but you only played a small part. What we want to know is who orchestrated this thing.'

'You may have too much anchor for this boat,'

"Sorry about the disguise.But we've had to reduce our budget for the 'witness protection programme'."

'He always takes Charades very seriously.'

"I like you kid, but you're really just a work in progress!"

'Oh, so that's where I put my bear.'