Jerry Lewis Quotes

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I'm telling you about a child in trouble. If it's pity, we'll get some money. I'm giving you the facts. Pity. You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair; stay in your house.

Jerry Lewis

A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world.

Jerry Lewis

Postwar America was a very buttoned-up nation. Radio shows were run by censors, Presidents wore hats, ladies wore girdles. We came straight out of the blue - nobody was expecting anything like Martin and Lewis. A sexy guy and a monkey is how some people saw us.

Jerry Lewis

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

Jerry Lewis

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

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

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Born: March 16, 1926

Died: August 20, 2017 (aged 91)

Bio: Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director and is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio.

Known for:

The Nutty Professor (1963)
The Bellboy (1960)
The Ladies Man (1961)
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)
The Errand Boy (1961)

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