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Jerry Lewis Quotes

For a comic to put a public performance in jeopardy for a snickering little laugh - no, no, no, I don't believe in it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: March 16, 1926

Topics

Performance Believe Laugh Little Put

Very often, I recognize many, many defects, so I try to improve myself every day. I think my voice is very communicative.

Myself Day Voice Think Every Day

I live my life on self-belief and I live it partly on going with the flow.

Life Live My Life Flow Going Partly

The price of gold was fixed at $35 an ounce in 1934, but by the time the U.S. got through the Korean War, the Vietnam war, with all the associated secular inflation, the price level had gone up nearly three times.

Time War Gold Price Three Gone

With what's happened in the world the last three years, it's easier to see why it's become popular again to diminish and revile Arabs and Muslims in American popular culture.

Culture World American Three Become

'Birdman' has kinda... changed things. I'm not saying you won't see traditionally made movies any more. But I've had meetings with directors, and they've said it makes them rethink everything. You can hate this movie, but you have to talk about it. It's going to go down as one of the most interesting movies ever made.

Hate Saying Meetings Interesting You

In theater, you sometimes can only do one or two jobs a year because they're long periods. In film, you can shoot so many. It's quite interesting.

Interesting Year Long You Sometimes

People always say I write a lot of pop culture references. Can somebody please count the pop culture references in 'Firefly?' Because I don't know how to put this to you, but there was one. I referenced The Beatles in the pilot.

Culture People You Know Say Pilot

You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College.

Men Man Tea College You Young

Age is not measured by years. Nature does not equally distribute energy. Some people are born old and tired while others are going strong at seventy.

Dorothy Thompson

Nature Age Tired People Energy Born

I like to get a rise out of my mom with what I wear - I always go for the tallest heels or something super trendy.

Christa B. Allen

Mom Rise Go Always Out Something

I love politics. It could be that, or it could be that my dad was always really big on, 'This is your job. You are going to work...' You know, it's really funny cause he was such a cowboy, and he doesn't like the concept of guys coming in like cowboys - unshaved and wearing flip flops - and stuff like that would eat him alive.

Work Funny Love Politics Job You

To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be a sketch comedian and a comedy actor.

Truth Comedy You Actor Sketch Tell

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