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James Wolcott Quotes

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: December 10, 1952

Topics

Comedy Fence Hollywood Skinny Post

On Letterman and Leno, it always bothers me when they go outside the studio and it's daytime.

Me Go Outside Always Studio Daytime

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

New York City New Involved Mayor

When we were kids, my favorite thing was coming to upstate New York where my family is from and hanging out with my grandparents' friends pre-Internet and them asking if we had stores or 'Do you have TV in Alaska?'

Family New York Friends You New Out

No one quits a successful show without a valid reason.

Reason Without Successful Show Valid

We used to sit around and listen to the radio and not hear anything like the stuff we like, so we decided to play it ourselves.

Play Listen Radio Anything Sit Used

I can't tell you the number of times in high school I was allowed to be disappointed for not making the grade; it's a part of life. So the young students who are being taught by radical leftists in this country today are going to end up growing up in a world for which they are totally unprepared and unequipped.

Life Today School Growing Up World

It was enough just to sit there without words.

Words Enough Without Sit Just

Fellows who have rascally faces have only one course to take, and that is to remain honest; otherwise, they would be arrested off-hand.

Honest Take Faces Only Would Course

History is often best told from the ground, out of a car window or in someone's kitchen, not through some huge production mechanism or grand framing device.

Car History Best Window Kitchen Out

I voted against this Indian bill, and my conscience yet tells me that I gave a good, honest vote, and one that I believe will not make me ashamed in the day of judgment.

Good Day Me Believe Vote Will

I don't want to spend all the money I've made and then have to hustle fight to fight.

Money Fight Hustle Want Made Spend

My first break was becoming a staff writer on the rebooted '90210.' And then I got stuck writing in the teen genre for a while.

Allison Schroeder

Teen Writing First Break Becoming

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