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My dad was a stickler for tea...

My dad was a stickler for teaching me the pratfall. There is something magical about taking a good fall, and when it works, when you get that laugh, there's no better feeling in the world.

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I'm really not thick-skinned ...

I'm really not thick-skinned - my wife will tell you that I take sunsets personally - but I know that I've got the belly for whatever comes down the pike. I think it's tenacity. You've been there before, and you just have to recall, 'How did I handle that one?'

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

My family was as absolute as ...

My family was as absolute as the work.Family was first always.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

I will do whatever is necessa...

I will do whatever is necessary to make better the stupidity on my part - and therefore go after those who are acting stupid themselves. It's not popular. You don't make friends when you do that. And I couldn't care less.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

Most people are embarrassed t...

Most people are embarrassed to admit there's another human being that's in control of them, that your heart beats three times as fast because you've given yourself to someone else.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

There's something wonderful a...

There's something wonderful about taking a tag off a pair of socks, off a shirt, off a jacket. I really think that it has to do with my wanting to give myself all the perks that there are. It's part of my psychosis.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

The beauty of love, as far as...

The beauty of love, as far as I'm concerned, is it makes you better. It makes you stronger. It gives you direction. It gives you understanding of what life is and what we've been given.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

If you're an old pro, you kno...

If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

When I was a kid, I said to m...

When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you.

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A wonderful thing happens ove...

A wonderful thing happens over time. You fall in love with the sound of your own voice.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

I would not want to do one-ep...

I would not want to do one-episode television - that's just a brief encounter with your audience. The arc takes the actor into an arena where he can really stretch.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

Marilyn Monroe was a fabulous...

Marilyn Monroe was a fabulous dame - fabulous.

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I'm shocked to be saying this...

I'm shocked to be saying this, but as a child, I never went to a circus. It cost too much.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

You see, the people that have...

You see, the people that have a point of view and have an opinion and have some intellect are dangerous in the film community - they're dangerous.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

I like to watch all those sho...

I like to watch all those shows that shouldn't be on the air - reality shows.

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You may catch more flies with...

You may catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but you'll get them to work harder if you use a flyswatter.

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The doc told me I had a dual ...

The doc told me I had a dual personality. Then he lays an 82 dollar bill on me, so I give him 41 bucks and say, 'Get the other 41 bucks from the other guy.'

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The day you're born, you get ...

The day you're born, you get the pink slip on YOU. Outright ownership. You must only share that life with those that you and only you choose.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

Comedy is a man in trouble. A...

Comedy is a man in trouble. And without it, there's no humor.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

If you think childlike, you'l...

If you think childlike, you'll stay young. If you keep your energy going, and do everything with a little flair, you're gunna stay young. But most people do things without energy, and they atrophy their mind as well as their body. You have to think young, you have to laugh a lot, and you have to have good feelings for everyone in the world, because if you don't, it's going to come inside, your own poison, and it's over.

Jerry Lewis 86 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....