Jerry Lewis

“I get paid for what most kids get punished for.”

“I've had great success being a total idiot.”

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

“The slapstick is hitting somebody, and the funny thing is if they can hit you back.”

“I don't want to be a clown. I want to be a comedian.”

“When you're a kid, you have no filter. You're just a kid. You're not thinking about what's right or wrong.”

“I have a great deal of respect for the audience. They're my partners. Without them, I'm nothing.”

“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.”

“People hate me because I am a multi-faceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.”

“Most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly-line worker, have jobs that are too small for our spirits. Jobs are not big enough for people.”

“I learned from my dad that when you walk in a room, you're not just a person, you're a presence.”

“I believe in the golden rule. I believe in treating people the way I want to be treated.”