Bill Clinton Criticized Ted Danson on ‘Intentions’ with Mary Steenburgen

As he approaches 80, Danson has no plans to slow down, as evidenced by his latest television role as a retired professor who goes undercover at a nursing home on the show. A man within.

“This is your life. You get to live until you’re not alive anymore,” he said in 2024. “It’s your life. It’s such a gift. Explore it and be excited about it. Yes, it hurts. Yes, it’s sad. Yes, there is sadness. Yes, there is all that. But embrace it.”

Danson initially thought he wasn’t right for his latest role, but his wife set him straight.

“I’m married to Mary Steenburgen, so every time I get self-deprecating, full of doubt, which I do on a regular basis, she lovingly says, ‘Get rid of it,’ and kind of forces me out the door,” he joked. “But part of acting is always starting from scratch. It’s a pretty good place to start any project.”