Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience.
Jerry Stiller
Anne is very forgiving. She doesn't care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances.
Jerry Stiller
Being on a sitcom stops me from getting Alzheimer's.
Jerry Stiller
Creative comedy is like growing geraniums in a mine field.
Jerry Stiller
During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one.
Jerry Stiller
Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie.
Jerry Stiller
I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it.
Jerry Stiller
I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny.
Jerry Stiller
I loved the idea of touching base with an audience.
Jerry Stiller
I shave without using shaving cream.
Jerry Stiller
I've been around the block a lot and I've had a merry trail for 55 years.
Jerry Stiller
It can make you sad to look at pictures from your youth. So there's a trick to it. The trick is not to look at the later pictures.
Jerry Stiller
Money is sensual.
Jerry Stiller
My father and mother - I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material.
Jerry Stiller
Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way.
Jerry Stiller
Some of the routines come back very easily. We do it off the top of our heads.
Jerry Stiller
The worst thing in this business is to be thought of as a no-talent.
Jerry Stiller
We managed to hang in there. Today when people get married there's a tendency to run away when things get tough. There is a lot of strength in hanging together.
Jerry Stiller
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