Comedy Quotes by Buddy Hackett

I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question.…

— Buddy Hackett

I found out that if you made people laugh, they like you. Most people got to like me because I made them laugh. When…

— Buddy Hackett

My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it

— Buddy Hackett

I'm an actor. I want to do drama.

— Buddy Hackett

At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up…

— Buddy Hackett

You want to know what makes me tick, I'll tell you what makes me tick. I was a boy growing up in Brooklyn; I…

— Buddy Hackett

Golf is more fun than walking naked in a strange place, but not much.

— Buddy Hackett

Once when I was golfing in Georgia, I hooked the ball into the swamp. I went in after it and found an alligator wearing…

— Buddy Hackett

My wife said to me, "I want to be cremated." I said, "How about Tuesday?"

— Buddy Hackett

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…

— Buddy Hackett

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…

— Buddy Hackett

When I do an hour-and-a-half show, if I don't improvise 20 minutes worth of new material each night, I feel I've let myself down.

— Buddy Hackett

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 look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.

— Buddy Hackett

What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics.

— Buddy Hackett