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Jerry Lewis
American
Comedian
About the author
I've had great success being a total idiot.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#Success
#Being
I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#Life
#Hope
#Kids
#Will
#Man
#Satisfaction
#Joy
I get paid for what most kids get punished for.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#Kids
People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#People
#Famous
#Hate
#Genius
Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house!
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#Want
#Pity
We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#People
#First
#Jobs
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,
American
Comedian
#World
#Trouble
#Woman
#Comedy
#Babies
#Machine
Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#Man
#Woman
#Dream
When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience.
Jerry Lewis,
American
Comedian
#Work
#Hurt
#Pain