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Buddy Hackett
American
Comedian
Born:
Aug 31
,
1924
Died:
Jun 30
,
2003
Comedian
Down
Looking
People
Three
You
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I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.
Buddy Hackett
You
People
Argument
Few
Dancing
Out
Carry
Carrying
Never
Had
Know
While
Why
Grudge
I've had a good day when I don't fall out of the cart.
Buddy Hackett
Good
Day
Good Day
Fall
Out
Cart
Had
I found out that if you made people laugh, they like you. Most people got to like me because I made them laugh. When they didn't, I hit them.
Buddy Hackett
Me
You
People
Made
Laugh
Out
Like
Most
Because
Got
Hit
Them
Found
At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up for singers, down for comics. The people want to idealize a singer. They want to feel superior to a comic. You're trying to make them laugh. They can't laugh at someone they're looking up to.
Buddy Hackett
You
Business
People
Superior
Looking
Stage
Down
Everybody
Laugh
Someone
Feel
Idealize
Most
Singer
Singers
Make
Knows
Sahara
Audience
Comic
Comics
Up
Trying
Want
Them
Seats
Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.
Buddy Hackett
You
Jokes
People
Three
Before
Down
Enough
Punch
Punch Line
Say
Ninety-Nine
Ninety-Nine Percent
Laugh
Telling
Percent
Voice
Pound
Delivery
Make
Line
Times
Maybe
Anything
Realize
Cocky
Right
A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle.
Buddy Hackett
World
Circle
Bent
Sees
Comedian
I'm an actor. I want to do drama.
Buddy Hackett
Drama
Want
Actor
You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.
Buddy Hackett
Death
You
Comedy
Looking
Down
Drama
Okay
Look
Singer
Comic
Up
A comic, you have to be looking down at him. My favorite rooms, the audience is above the stage, stadium-style.
Buddy Hackett
You
Looking
Stage
Down
Favorite
Above
Him
Audience
Comic
Rooms
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