Famous Quotes

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

Jerry Lewis on Famous

More quotes about Famous

• "Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."

  Andy Warhol on Famous

• "I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous."

  Walt Disney on Famous

• "What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous."

  Voltaire on Famous

• "We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free."

  Jiddu Krishnamurti on Famous

• "Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."

  Ambrose Bierce on Famous

More quotes by Jerry Lewis

• "I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I don't have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct."

• "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. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life."

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

• "I turned down 'Some Like It Hot.' See how smart I am? I felt I couldn't bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I don't need to compete with the wardrobe."

• "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."