“I never, ever update Mark Twain. I don't modernize it. I let the audience update the material. When I go out on stage, I'm trying to make the audience believe they're looking at this guy who died 104 years ago and listening to him and saying to themselves, "Jesus, he could be talking about today." And that's the point.” TryingYearsBelieveTodayGuyJesusTalkingAudienceStageMaterialsListeningYears AgoMarkDiedThis GuyUpdates Author:Hal Holbrook
“I still pinch myself, I'm touring with Cormega you know what I'm saying, a few years ago I'd be sitting in my room doing whatever and listening to Cormega's albums on repeat and knowing all the words.” KnowsYearsStillsRoomsKnowingListeningSittingYears AgoAlbumsRepeatsTouring Author:Cormega
“At John Schlesinger's funeral at a synagogue in St John's Wood some years ago the person I stood next to said to me encouragingly, 'Come on, Stephen - you're not singing. Have a go!' 'Believe me, Paul, you don't want me to,' I said. Besides, I was having a much better time listening to him. 'No. Go on!' So I joined in the chorus. 'You're right,' Paul McCartney conceded. 'You can't sing.” WantYearsBelievePersonsSaidNextListeningGoes OnSingingYears AgoWoodsFuneralWant MeBelieve In MeChorusSynagogueConceded Book:The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography Source: The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography
“Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don't anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you're always trying for a topper you aren't really listening. It ruins communication” TryingYearsFunnyCommunicationListeningConversationHumorousYears AgoKillingWittyI RealizedRuinsAlways TryingToppers Author:Groucho Marx