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Daily Inspiration Quote by Corbin Bernsen

"They sent me some tapes of the original Mole and I thought it was pretty intriguing. I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there. It was fun. Turned out to be good"

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Bernsen’s voice here is the sound of a working actor admitting how much of modern entertainment runs on curiosity, craft, and a little opportunism rather than grand artistic destiny. He doesn’t mythologize the project; he workshop-talks it. “They sent me some tapes” frames the origin as routine industry logistics, not a calling. Then he leans on “pretty intriguing” and “sort of an experimenter,” a low-key self-portrait that’s strategically modest: it signals range and openness without the self-seriousness that can make actors sound like they’re auditioning for their own press release.

The subtext is about risk management. Reality TV and rebooted formats (which The Mole embodies) can feel like a gamble for performers with established careers: participate and you’re “game,” but you also risk being seen as chasing relevance. Bernsen navigates that by positioning the choice as playful research. “Play around and see what’s there” turns potential career calculation into a creative impulse. It’s also a subtle defense of entertainment as tinkering. He’s not claiming auteur status; he’s claiming professional curiosity.

That final beat, “It was fun. Turned out to be good,” is doing more than summarizing. It’s a shrug that doubles as validation: enjoyment is the metric, and success is presented as a pleasant byproduct, not the objective. In an era where every project gets sold as “groundbreaking,” the appeal is the opposite: a veteran saying the quiet part out loud - sometimes you try a thing, it works, and that’s enough.

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Bernsen, Corbin. (2026, January 15). They sent me some tapes of the original Mole and I thought it was pretty intriguing. I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there. It was fun. Turned out to be good. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/they-sent-me-some-tapes-of-the-original-mole-and-141959/

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Bernsen, Corbin. "They sent me some tapes of the original Mole and I thought it was pretty intriguing. I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there. It was fun. Turned out to be good." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/they-sent-me-some-tapes-of-the-original-mole-and-141959/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"They sent me some tapes of the original Mole and I thought it was pretty intriguing. I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there. It was fun. Turned out to be good." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/they-sent-me-some-tapes-of-the-original-mole-and-141959/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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Corbin Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is a Actor from USA.

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