16 Richard Lewis Quotes for You to Enjoy

Richard Lewis

American Comedian

Born: Jun 29, 1947

Because Family Me Myself People You

Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield Steven Wright W. C. Fields

There's a thin line between narcissism, even if it's a healthy narcissism, and entertainment. Richard Lewis

Entertainment Narcissism Healthy Between Line Even Thin

I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back. Richard Lewis

Funny Me Analyst Back Because Trying Quit Behind Help Therapy

My act is always a work in progress. I pray I have a bad day before a show. Richard Lewis

Work Day Progress Bad Day Before Bad Always Pray Act Show

When I was younger, I listened to the greats: Winters, Mel and Carl, Nichols and May, Pryor, Carlin, Klein, Berman and lots of Lenny Bruce albums. But once I started doing fairly well, I didn't want to hear anybody's jokes or premises. Richard Lewis

Jokes Carlin Once Bruce Winters Klein Well Fairly Doing Hear Lots Greats Pryor Listened May Anybody Want Lenny Younger Lenny Bruce Premises Started Albums

When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life. Richard Lewis

Life Love Funny You Half Glorious Days Most Your Two

I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say. Richard Lewis

Love Say Something Being Famous Being Famous

I never wanted to do observational humor because I never wanted to tell people what they were seeing. Richard Lewis

People Humor Tell Seeing Never Observational Because Were Wanted

My humor is channeling everything through my brain. For example, when I talk about something, it's how Richard Lewis feels about it. I'm a storyteller. I do a lot of free association. Richard Lewis

Humor Free Example Channeling Everything About Something Through Feels For Example Talk How Brain Lot Storyteller Richard Lewis Association

When I started out, I struggled, and I was broke a lot. But I'm glad I struggled, and I'm glad I was broke a lot. Richard Lewis

Broke Out Struggled Glad Lot Started

My wife's hip, beautiful and independent and never jealous. Richard Lewis

Beautiful Jealous Wife Independent Never Hip

My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed. Richard Lewis

Risen Performance Level

I'm 70; I'm just glad I'm on top of the ground. Honest to God. Richard Lewis

God Top Glad Just Ground Honest

I never gave much thought to anything since I was 22 years old, when I got into the arts, so when Larry David came to my house in 2000, I didn't even think about it - I just thought about showing up on the set. Richard Lewis

I certainly wouldn't be a dental hygienist - they should get the Medal of Honor just to look at people's gums. Richard Lewis

People Honor Look Dental Get Just Should Certainly Medal

I was 23, and all sorts of people were coming in and out and watching me, like Steve Allen and Bette Midler. David Brenner certainly took me under his wing. To drive home to my little dump in New Jersey often knowing that Steve Allen said, 'You got it' - that validation kept me going in a big, big way. Richard Lewis

Home Me You People Drive Big Took Validation Way Out Wing Allen Bette David New Like Steve Knowing Sort Said Got New Jersey Coming Were His Dump Going Often Big Way Little Certainly Jersey Watching Kept

My family - it wasn't an abusive family - they meant well, but they were in their own world. Richard Lewis

Family World Own Well Were Meant

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