Jonathan Winters

“I learned that you can't be a selfish person and have a happy life. You can't.”

“I was trying to find a reason to live. I couldn't find one, so I decided to make one up.”

“I'm a writer, so I interview people. I'm an actor, so I act.”

“I'm an observational comedian. I'm not a storyteller.”

“People say, 'Don't you get tired of people coming up to you?' I say, 'They're not coming up to me. They're coming up to the characters I've created.'”

“I don't do any jokes that are nasty or mean.”

“I've had a very good life. I've had a very good career.”

“If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.”

“I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”

“Nothing is ever in control. That's the joke. But you have to pretend you're in control.”

“As a kid, I always wanted to be lots of things. I was a Walter Mitty type.”

“Comedy is a great tool. It's a way of approaching a lot of subjects, and you can make people laugh.”

“When you're a comic, you're a target.”

“I'm just a guy that was able to dream.”