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18 quotes by Jerry Stiller

Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor. He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara. Stiller and Meara are the parents of actor Ben Stiller (with whom he co-starred in the movies Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit and The Heartbreak Kid) and actress Amy Stiller. Stiller played Frank Costanza on the television series Seinfeld, and Arthur Spooner on The King of...
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During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one.

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Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie.

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Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way.

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We managed to hang in there. Today when people get married there's a tendency to run away when things get tough. There is a lot of strength in... →

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Anne is very forgiving. She doesn't care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances.

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Being on a sitcom stops me from getting Alzheimer's.

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I loved the idea of touching base with an audience.

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I've been around the block a lot and I've had a merry trail for 55 years.

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I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny.

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I shave without using shaving cream.

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Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience.

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Creative comedy is like growing geraniums in a mine field.

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It can make you sad to look at pictures from your youth. So there's a trick to it. The trick is not to look at the later pictures.

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