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List of Jerry Lewis Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 46 inspiring quotes by Jerry Lewis.

About Jerry Lewis

  • Born: March 16, 1926
  • Occupation: Comedian
    • People think i'm against critics because they are negative to my work. that's not what bothers me. what bothers me is they didn't see the work. i have seen critics print stuff about stuff i cut out of the film before we ran it. so don't tell me about critics.
    Cutting Thinking People
    Don't you understand how dramatic it is to be a comic? to be a fool, to get people to laugh at this show-off? milton berle could take laurence olivier and stick him under the table if he wanted to. and so could i.
    People Laughing Tables
    The young man who's had the guggenheim fortune behind him all his life - he can hire all the authorities on the subject to teach him how to do a monologue, but he's never going to have the right stuff to pull it off. if he doesn't walk out onstage needing to walk out there, he doesn't have a dream of doing well.
    Dream Men Stuff
    Make film, shoot film, run film. do something. make film. shoot anything.
    Running Film
    Gambling is part of the human condition. i love it. i have the best time gambling. i've been winning fortunes, and i've been losing them.
    Winning Gambling Losing
    I turned down 'some like it hot.' see how smart i am? i felt i couldn't bring anything funny to it. the outfit was funny. i don't need to compete with the wardrobe.
    Smart Hot Needs
    I have nothing against women. as a matter of fact there's something about them that i love, but i just can't put my finger on it.
    Women Matter Facts
    If i've learned anything in the more than 50 years that i've led mda, it's that the generosity of the american people knows no bounds. i'm sure that with their fellow citizens in such dire need, they'll dig deep and do everything they can to help. i'm hopeful that many people will be willing to make two phone calls and donate to both causes.
    Phones Years Two
    When i would be myself, i was being big-headed. i was being egotistical. i was a megalomaniac, when it really was just having not to be a monkey for a few hours a day. and fulfilling the need to be a man.
    Men Would Be Needs
    I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by americans. critics have no brains.
    Country Brain Critics
    I tell young comics, 'do you want this badly enough? it's there. but you have to go get it. and if you think i'm going to give you the key to the lock of that door, there is no key, there is no lock, and there is no door.'
    Thinking Keys Doors
    Pity? you don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? stay in your house!
    House Want Pity
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