Jerry Lewis Quotes: Comedic Wisdom from a Legend

Looking back on my career of over 60 years, I see that I was as discreet as a bull pissing in his living room.

I think that if I were to write an autobiography, I would most want to mention how close John F. Kennedy and I were.

Going unnoticed has never been my strong point.

I have never found a replacement for Dean Martin, because we had an X factor: a powerful feeling between us.

I will only pass through this world once. So, may I do good for another human being. Let me do it now! I believe that one should not put off this task of helping.

I do not like female comedians.

I am talented, a genius, rich and internationally famous. I have an IQ of 190 and I must be a genius. People do not like that. My answer to all my critics is simple: I like myself, I like what I have become. I am proud of what I have achieved so far.

Actors will kill to work with you if they are treated like human beings. You have to let them know they are needed, pay them well, and treat them kindly.

Every man’s dream is to be able to sink into a woman’s arms, but not have her pull her hands away and let you fall.

(About Stan Laurel): He loved the simple people, and he was one of them. He liked to work in the arts and he was always getting into trouble.

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Carla Marinho Leal

Writer, traveler and above all, curious about many subjects. She has studied cinema since 2002 and is a Specialist in Cinematographic Studies from UNICAP. Founder of the blog Purviance and the website Cinemaclássico. She loves Charles Chaplin, Raj Kapoor and constantly browses films from all over the world.

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