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Jerry Lewis quotes

American Comedian March 16, 1926

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I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope. Jerry Lewis
I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life. Jerry Lewis
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. Jerry Lewis
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. Jerry Lewis
A lot of people resent that I've been in someone's life for 50 years. Why shouldn't people have an affection for me and what I've done? Didn't I have to be genuine for them to buy into what I did? There are children who grow up today who will not have that when they're 55 years old. With whom will they have it? Name an example for me. Jerry Lewis
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. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis quote: "I've had great success being a total idiot."
I've had great success being a total idiot. Jerry Lewis
When I hit around 65, 66, I started to feel tremendous worth and incredible personal esteem. I was becoming very cognisant of my contribution to the American spirit of helping your fellow man and all of the good stuff. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis quote: "When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain..."
When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience. Jerry Lewis
This is the pain pacemaker. I've got a battery under my skin. From that battery are two electrodes that go into the spine where they cut bone away to accommodate it. Now I put on the power here. If I have the pain, the stimulator starts. It's tingling, like when your foot falls asleep, you know? Jerry Lewis
From 1936 on, I have taken more falls than any other 20 comedians put together. From the time I was 21, I've taken them on everything from clay courts to cement to wood floors, coming off pianos, going out a two-story window, landing on Dean, falling into the rough. You do that and you're gonna have problems. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis quote: "I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by..."
I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans. Critics have no brains. Jerry Lewis
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. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis quote: "People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy,..."
People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis quote: "Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a..."
Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands. Jerry Lewis

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