Jerry Lewis
Birthday: 16 March 1926, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: Joseph Levitch
Height: 179 cm
Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He wa ...Show More
I'm a multi-faceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. I have an IQ of 190 -- that's Show more
I'm a multi-faceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. I have an IQ of 190 -- that's supposed to be a genius. People don't like that. My answer to all my critics is simple: I like me. I like what I've become. I'm proud of what I've achieved, and I don't really believe I've scratched the surface yet. Hide
Actors will kill for you if you treat then like human beings. You have to let them know you want the Show more
Actors will kill for you if you treat then like human beings. You have to let them know you want them and need them, pay them what they want, but don't overpay them; treat them kindly. Give an actress a clean dress and see that she gets fresh coffee in the morning and other little spoon feedings. She will kill for you. Hide
Going unnoticed has never been my strong suit.
Going unnoticed has never been my strong suit.
The doc told me I had a dual personality, then he lays an $82 bill on me. So I give him forty-one bu Show more
The doc told me I had a dual personality, then he lays an $82 bill on me. So I give him forty-one bucks and say 'Get the other forty-one bucks from the other guy'. Hide
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I Show more
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again! Hide
I think I really wanted to write my biography more to be able to mention that [John F. Kennedy] and Show more
I think I really wanted to write my biography more to be able to mention that [John F. Kennedy] and I were friends than anything else. Hide
[2000] I don't like any female comedians. Seeing a woman in comedy sets me back a bit . . . I think Show more
[2000] I don't like any female comedians. Seeing a woman in comedy sets me back a bit . . . I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies into the world. Hide
[on Stan Laurel] His magic was, he loved the regular man. He loved plain people, and he loved being Show more
[on Stan Laurel] His magic was, he loved the regular man. He loved plain people, and he loved being one of them. He enjoyed participating in the art of going out into the world and getting in trouble. Hide
Other comedy teams never generated anything like the hysteria that [Dean Martin] and I did, and that Show more
Other comedy teams never generated anything like the hysteria that [Dean Martin] and I did, and that was because we had that X factor--the powerful feeling between us. And it really was an X factor, a kind of mystery. Hide
The kids who're on American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002), they're all McDonald's wipeouts Show more
The kids who're on American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002), they're all McDonald's wipeouts. Hide
Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without falling into her hands.
Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without falling into her hands.
My dad used to say if you don't get nervous, you don't care. When I hear that first applause, my hea Show more
My dad used to say if you don't get nervous, you don't care. When I hear that first applause, my heart spreads across my chest, and I'm as happy as a pig in s..t! Hide
[looking back on more than 60 years in show business] I was about as discreet as a ... bull taking a Show more
[looking back on more than 60 years in show business] I was about as discreet as a ... bull taking a piss in your living room. Hide
I get paid for what most kids get punished for.
I get paid for what most kids get punished for.
[on the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor] I have such respect for Eddie, but I should not have don Show more
[on the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor] I have such respect for Eddie, but I should not have done it. What I did was perfect the first time around and all you're going to do is diminish that perfection by letting someone else do it. Hide
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