Jerry Stiller Quotes

• We managed to hang in there. Today when people get married there’s a tendency to run away when things get tough. There is a lot of strength in hanging together.

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• The worst thing in this business is to be thought of as a no-talent.

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• Some of the routines come back very easily. We do it off the top of our heads.

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• Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way.

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• My father and mother – I figured if I could make them laugh, they’d stop fighting. I stole all their material.

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• Money is sensual.

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• I’ve been around the block a lot and I’ve had a merry trail for 55 years.

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• It can make you sad to look at pictures from your youth. So there’s a trick to it. The trick is not to look at the later pictures.

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• I shave without using shaving cream.

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• I loved the idea of touching base with an audience.

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• I don’t think my judgment is that good. I don’t know what is funny.

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• I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it’s to prove I’m still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I’m not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it.

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• Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie.

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• During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one.

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• Creative comedy is like growing geraniums in a mine field.

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• Being on a sitcom stops me from getting Alzheimer’s.

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• Anne is very forgiving. She doesn’t care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances.

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• Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience.

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Jerry Stiller (18)

Birth:	8th June, 1927
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Comedian

About

Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an American comedian and actor. He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara. He earned a bachelor's degree in Speech and Drama from Syracuse University in 1950. His role in several films include: Airport 1975, Seize the Day, Hot Pursuit, Highway to Hell, The Pickle, Heavyweights, Stag, A Fish in the Bathtub, The Independent, My 5 Wives, Zoolander, and The Heartbreak Kid. His role in television include: Joe and Sons (TV series), Madame X (TV film), The Other Woman (TV film), Tattingers (TV series), Sweet 15 (TV film), and The King of Queens (TV series). He is the author of book (memoir), entitled Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara.

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