“I live by three rules: I eat when I'm hungry, sleep when I'm tired and scratch when I itch.” Quote by Alice Roosevelt Longworth
“Whenever I play a role, whether it's good or bad, an evil person or nice person, I believe in being a purist and going all the way with the role. If I'm going to be a villainous wrestler, I believe in going all the way with it and not breaking character and not giving away to the audience that I'm playing a role. I believe in playing it straight to the hilt.” IfsWayGivingBelievePersonsPlayCharacterEvilI BelieveRolesAudienceNiceI Believe InWrestlerNice Person Author:Andy Kaufman
“I try to please people, to give them a good time, but I refuse to make my act conform to traditional show-biz standards of entertainment. There's a little voice that says, 'Oh, no, you can't do that, that's breaking all the rules.' That's the voice of show business. Then this other little voice says, 'Try it.' And most of the time, when the voice comes on and says, 'No,' that's the time it works.” PeopleGivingTryingLittlesShowsVoicePleaseStandardsEntertainmentRefuseTraditionalGood TimesConformShow BusinessShow Biz Author:Andy Kaufman
“When you go through a tunnel - you're going on a train - you go through a tunnel, the tunnel is dark, but you're still going forward. Just remember that. But if you're not going to get up on stage for one night because you're discouraged or something, then the train is going to stop. Everytime you get up on stage, if it's a long tunnel, it's going to take a lot of times of going on stage before things get bright again. You keep going on stage, you go forward. EVERY night you go on stage.” IfsLongStillsRememberNightDarkStageGoes OnTrainGet UpKeep GoingEvery NightDiscouragedOne NightTunnels Author:Andy Kaufman
“The critics try to intellectualize my material. There's no satire involved. Satire is a concept that can only be understood by adults. My stuff is straight, for people of all ages.” PeopleTryingAgeStuffMaterialsInvolvedUnderstoodConceptsAdultsCriticsSatire Author:Andy Kaufman
“You need teamwork to achieve real success, and that attitude comes straight from soccer.” NeedsRealAttitudeAchieveSoccerTeamworkReal Success Author:Matt Bahr
“Not even the Emerald Isle itself was as green as the grass that grew in Ebbets Field.” FieldsGrewGreenGrassIsleEmeralds Author:Duke Snider
“The best part of the journey is the surprise and wonder along the way.” WayWonderJourneySurprise Author:Ken Poirot
“When you feel that you can't fight it, you just go for it. When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense.” FeelsShouldArtFightingPassionCommonTrumpCommon Sense Author:Robert De Niro