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Harvey Korman quotes

American Actor February 15, 1927

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You asked what is the secret of a really good sketch. And it is a sketch is a small play. It's got a beginning, and a middle and an end. It should have a plot; it should have the characters, conflict. It is a little play. And in it, will be funny stuff. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "Funny is when you're serious."
Funny is when you're serious. Harvey Korman
And it's tough traveling. You know, the hotels and the airports and all that. That part, eating and getting around to the hotel room and then going on. Harvey Korman
They say it's good but I didn't know what I was doing until I got into the suit and they put the moustache on me, and somehow, when I got all the drag on, it came out. It was the most amazing thing. I'm truly extraordinary. Harvey Korman
And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements. I can't think of New York without feeling uncomfortable and feeling like a failure. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "I mean, we had on our show, we had marriages, divorces and..."
I mean, we had on our show, we had marriages, divorces and other stuff going on. And that was just me. Harvey Korman
I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful acknowledgments, and I wish I could be more appreciative of what I do. But it's hard for me. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago."
I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "But there's a lot of 50's and a lot of boomers and a lot of..."
But there's a lot of 50's and a lot of boomers and a lot of kids in their 30's that grew up with us. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "I'm not a star."
I'm not a star. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and..."
You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I don't have that. I'm a banana. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics."
I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "I got canceled in the middle of making the pilot."
I got canceled in the middle of making the pilot. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first...."
Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept. Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman quote: "Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a..."
Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor. Harvey Korman

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