--- title: "17 Lorne Michaels Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 17 Lorne Michaels quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Lorne Michaels sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/jenny-slate-11864_best-things_i-have-no-regrets-the-best-thing-to-happ_666554.jpg" --- > [I have no regrets. The best thing to happen to me was for Lorne Michaels to hire me and fire me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-slate/i-have-no-regrets-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-me-was-for-lorne/) [Jenny Slate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-slate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/jenny-slate-11864_best-things_i-have-no-regrets-the-best-thing-to-happ_666554.jpg) > [They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I'm glad Lorne Michaels chose me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-morgan/they-say-that-every-jewish-person-is-supposed-to-love-one-black/) [Tracy Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/tracy-morgan-1210_black_they-say-that-every-jewish-person-is-sup_946135.jpg) > [“(Things I learned from Lorne Michaels) Producing is about discouraging creativity”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-fey/things-i-learned-from-lorne-michaels-producing-is-about-discouraging/) [Tina Fey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-fey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/tina-fey-484_creativity_things-i-learned-from-lorne-michaels-pro_2780224.jpg) > [I actually have huge respect for Lorne Michaels. I think that guy is really something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-watkins/i-actually-have-huge-respect-for-lorne-michaels-i-think-that-guy-is/) [Michaela Watkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-watkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/michaela-watkins-16369_guy_i-actually-have-huge-respect-for-lorne-m_2566380.jpg) > [I could listen to Lorne Michaels tell stories for a hundred years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hamm/i-could-listen-to-lorne-michaels-tell-stories-for-a-hundred-years/) [Jon Hamm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hamm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/jon-hamm-8288_could_i-could-listen-to-lorne-michaels-tell-st_2491079.jpg) > [Pete Davidson - he's in the movie 'Trainwreck.' He has a small part in it. I told Lorne Michaels about him, said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/pete-davidson-he-s-in-the-movie-trainwreck-he-has-a-small-part-in-it/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/bill-hader-2662_about_pete-davidson-he-s-in-the-movie-trainwre_1115241.jpg) > [At the beginning of each week at 'Saturday Night Live,' we have a full cast meeting where Lorne Michaels introduces the upcoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/at-the-beginning-of-each-week-at-saturday-night-live-we-have-a-full/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bill-hader-2662_beginning_at-the-beginning-of-each-week-at-saturda_2844867.jpg) > [ \[Wayne's World and Tommy Boy\] was all from hosting Saturday Night Live the first time \[in 1990\]. I just had such a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/wayne-s-world-and-tommy-boy-was-all-from-hosting-saturday-night-live/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/rob-lowe-855_be-grateful_wayne-s-world-and-tommy-boy-was-all-from_3055646.jpg) > ['Saturday Night Live' was actually started with a show that Lorne Michaels and I did at a summer camp called Timberlane in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-shore/saturday-night-live-was-actually-started-with-a-show-that-lorne/) [Howard Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/howard-shore-14455_acting_saturday-night-live-was-actually-started_3157842.jpg) > [In my experience, 'SNL' has Lorne Michaels, who is, you know, the captain of the ship and gives the show direction and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taran-killam/in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels-who-is-you-know-the-captain/) [Taran Killam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taran-killam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/taran-killam-29707_bit_in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels_296342.jpg) > [I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-came-looking-for-women-comedy/) [Anne Beatts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-beatts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anne-beatts-34131_came_i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-cam_847673.jpg) > [“To paraphrase Lorne Michaels (my countryman), it’s the kind of place where they award Miss Canada to the runner-up, because the prettiest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/to-paraphrase-lorne-michaels-my-countryman-it-s-the-kind-of-place/) [David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/david-rakoff-3308_canada_to-paraphrase-lorne-michaels-my-countrym_992750.png) > [This sounds fake, but my first job lead when I moved to New York City, someone emailed me and asked, 'Would you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-shookus/this-sounds-fake-but-my-first-job-lead-when-i-moved-to-new-york-city/) [Lindsay Shookus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsay-shookus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/lindsay-shookus-25130_city_this-sounds-fake-but-my-first-job-lead-w_1338003.jpg) > [I watched Master Class with Lorne Michaels on OWN. How can somebody produce a sketch show and talk for an hour and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-kindler/i-watched-master-class-with-lorne-michaels-on-own-how-can-somebody/) [Andy Kindler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-kindler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/andy-kindler-11002_accomplished_i-watched-master-class-with-lorne-michae_2046320.jpg) > [The only two TV shows I saw do that, where they don't warm them up and you can really bomb, was Saturday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-macdonald/the-only-two-tv-shows-i-saw-do-that-where-they-don-t-warm-them-up-and/) [Norm MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/norm-macdonald-1825_audience_the-only-two-tv-shows-i-saw-do-that-wher_1452471.png) > [I admire my boss, Lorne Michaels. He never stops producing. I think, for him, comedy is a tool of compassion, a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-mckinnon/i-admire-my-boss-lorne-michaels-he-never-stops-producing-i-think-for/) [Kate McKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-mckinnon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/kate-mckinnon-8120_best_i-admire-my-boss-lorne-michaels-he-never_751042.jpg) > [ “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30. This is something Lorne \[Michaels\] has said often… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-fey/the-show-doesn-t-go-on-because-it-s-ready-it-goes-on-because-it-s-11/) [Tina Fey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-fey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/tina-fey-484_perfectionism_the-show-doesn-t-go-on-because-it-s-read_553963.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lorne-michaels/#itemlist", "name": "Lorne Michaels Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have no regrets. 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We would do an improvisational show with music, comedy and acting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Shore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-shore/saturday-night-live-was-actually-started-with-a-show-that-lorne/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/howard-shore-14455_acting_saturday-night-live-was-actually-started_3157842.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/howard-shore-14455_acting_saturday-night-live-was-actually-started_3157842.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/howard-shore-14455_acting_saturday-night-live-was-actually-started_3157842.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“'Saturday Night Live' was actually started with a show that Lorne Michaels and I did at a summer camp called…” — Howard Shore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In my experience, 'SNL' has Lorne Michaels, who is, you know, the captain of the ship and gives the show direction and a singular focus, whereas 'MadTV' - even in my 13 episodes there - had maybe one too many cooks and was a bit more chaotic creatively.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Taran Killam" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taran-killam/in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels-who-is-you-know-the-captain/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/taran-killam-29707_bit_in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels_296342.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/taran-killam-29707_bit_in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels_296342.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/taran-killam-29707_bit_in-my-experience-snl-has-lorne-michaels_296342.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In my experience, 'SNL' has Lorne Michaels, who is, you know, the captain of the ship and gives the show…” — Taran Killam", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New York at the time. I was at the top of a very short list. I think that was all good fortune.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anne Beatts" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-beatts/i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-came-looking-for-women-comedy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anne-beatts-34131_came_i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-cam_847673.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anne-beatts-34131_came_i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-cam_847673.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anne-beatts-34131_came_i-was-lucky-that-when-lorne-michaels-cam_847673.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was lucky that when Lorne Michaels came looking for women comedy writers, there werent too many in New…” — Anne Beatts", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“To paraphrase Lorne Michaels (my countryman), it’s the kind of place where they award Miss Canada to the runner-up, because the prettiest already gets to be prettiest.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Rakoff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/to-paraphrase-lorne-michaels-my-countryman-it-s-the-kind-of-place/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/david-rakoff-3308_canada_to-paraphrase-lorne-michaels-my-countrym_992750.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/david-rakoff-3308_canada_to-paraphrase-lorne-michaels-my-countrym_992750.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/david-rakoff-3308_canada_to-paraphrase-lorne-michaels-my-countrym_992750.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To paraphrase Lorne Michaels (my countryman), it’s the kind of place where they award Miss Canada to the…” — David Rakoff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This sounds fake, but my first job lead when I moved to New York City, someone emailed me and asked, 'Would you want to be one of Lorne Michaels' assistants?'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lindsay Shookus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-shookus/this-sounds-fake-but-my-first-job-lead-when-i-moved-to-new-york-city/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/lindsay-shookus-25130_city_this-sounds-fake-but-my-first-job-lead-w_1338003.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/lindsay-shookus-25130_city_this-sounds-fake-but-my-first-job-lead-w_1338003.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/lindsay-shookus-25130_city_this-sounds-fake-but-my-first-job-lead-w_1338003.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This sounds fake, but my first job lead when I moved to New York City, someone emailed me and asked, 'Would…” — Lindsay Shookus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I watched Master Class with Lorne Michaels on OWN. 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