'Weary Willie' is very real to me. He is a man who has given up. The boat has gone and left him. The cards are stacked against him. He's content to make out with what he's got. He knows he'll… — Emmett Kelly Copy Share Image
'Weary Willie' is very real to me. He is a man who has given up. The boat has gone and left him. The cards… — Emmett Kelly Copy Share Image
Incongruity, they say, is one of the main ingredients of humor. Maybe it's because everybody can feel superior to me. I honestly don't know. — Emmett Kelly Copy Share Image
A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character. — Emmett Kelly Copy Share Image
I haven't had a stationary home since going with the circus, but since my parents lived in Lafayette about 25 years ago and my… — Emmett Kelly Copy Share Image
By laughing at me, the audience really laughs at themselves, and realizing they have done this gives them sort of a spiritual second wind… — Emmett Kelly Copy Share Image
