Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not. It's the real performers on the street who can hold people's attention and keep them… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
I try to please people, to give them a good time, but I refuse to make my act conform to traditional show-biz standards of entertainment. There's a little voice that says, 'Oh, no, you can't do that, that's breaking all… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that there was a… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
Clifton and I don't even look alike. He smokes and drinks, and I do neither. He's a big fat guy, and if it weren't… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
If I was going to be a little boy about it, I'd go into hiding for one or two years. But if I was… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
Whenever I play a role, whether it's good or bad, an evil person or nice person, I believe in being a purist and going… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
Every time my manager approached big network executives or even cable, they told him I was too dangerous. They couldn't trust me. — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
My mother sent me to psychiatrists since the age of four because she didnt think little boys should be sad. When my brother was… — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
I just want the audience to have a wonderful, happy feeling inside them and leave with big smiles on their faces. — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
Any wrestler who will piledrive Lawler and injure him like he did me gets five thousand dollars from me! — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
As they say in my country, the only thing that separates us from the animals is mindless superstition and pointless ritual. — Andy Kaufman Copy Share Image
