a comedian's life

"You don't learn anything from being funny; you only learn from not being funny."
- Jerry Lewis

"You might as well like yourself. Just think of the time you have to spend with yourself."
- Jerry Lewis

“I've had great success being a total idiot.”

“When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience.”
- Jerry Lewis [born 1926]