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We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth ... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place.

I have nothing against women. As a matter of fact there's something about them that I love, but I just can't put my finger on it.

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

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.

I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already.

I've had great success being a total idiot.

You might as well like yourself; just think about all the time you're gonna have to spend with you.

Make film, shoot film, run film. Do something. Make film. Shoot anything.

Pity? [If] you don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair, stay in your house!

I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans. Critics have no brains.

(The Nutty Professor) was a labor of love. It was a total film. It was the most productive, creative work of my life.

When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience.

I don't want to be remembered. I want the nice words when I can hear them.

Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands

I never tell an audience what they can expect. I never have and I never will. I'm an entertainer for 75 years.

People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.

For those who understand, no explaination is needed ... For those who don't, none will do.

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.

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.

I need the applause.

Adrenaline is wonderful. It covers pain. It covers dementia. It covers everything.

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

I get paid for what most kids get punished for.