--- title: "18 People Quotes By Louie Anderson" description: "18 People quotes by Louie Anderson. Plus more from Louie Anderson and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/louie-anderson-9861_after_you-can-t-open-anything-after-your-50-yo_2503788.jpg" --- > [You can't open anything after your 50. You have to wait 'til people stop by the house. 'Oh my God, I'm glad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/you-can-t-open-anything-after-your-50-you-have-to-wait-til-people/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/louie-anderson-9861_after_you-can-t-open-anything-after-your-50-yo_2503788.jpg) > [All great comedians make me laugh, but people make me laugh more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/all-great-comedians-make-me-laugh-but-people-make-me-laugh-more/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/louie-anderson-9861_comedians_all-great-comedians-make-me-laugh-but-pe_740391.jpg) > [I'm a 7 o'clock act. My people want to go to a show, a dinner and then go home and go to bed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-m-a-7-o-clock-act-my-people-want-to-go-to-a-show-a-dinner-and-then/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/louie-anderson-9861_bed_i-m-a-7-o-clock-act-my-people-want-to-go_1622499.jpg) > [I really try to have fun. If I don't have fun, you won't have fun. That's what my gift is: to relieve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-really-try-to-have-fun-if-i-don-t-have-fun-you-won-t-have-fun-that/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/louie-anderson-9861_allowing_i-really-try-to-have-fun-if-i-don-t-have_2897288.jpg) > [I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-felt-ashamed-for-what-i-had-done-i-don-t-have-any-excuses-i-did/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/louie-anderson-9861_action_i-felt-ashamed-for-what-i-had-done-i-don_2981345.jpg) > [My mother loved people and she loved conversation, and she loved to engage with people. She was a really fantastic person. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/my-mother-loved-people-and-she-loved-conversation-and-she-loved-to/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/louie-anderson-9861_communication_my-mother-loved-people-and-she-loved-con_1741926.jpg) > [I live in California, the worst place in the world for fat people. There are three of us. They have us on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-live-in-california-the-worst-place-in-the-world-for-fat-people/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/louie-anderson-9861_california_i-live-in-california-the-worst-place-in_1112497.jpg) > [I'm a big game show fan. When you're a poor person, you watch game shows. I don't think people realize that. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-m-a-big-game-show-fan-when-you-re-a-poor-person-you-watch-game/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/louie-anderson-9861_game-show_i-m-a-big-game-show-fan-when-you-re-a-po_37988.jpg) > [Filming in Cloak & Dagger I was trying to get my Screen Actors Guild card. Everybody tries to get their SAG card…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/filming-in-cloak-dagger-i-was-trying-to-get-my-screen-actors-guild/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/louie-anderson-9861_actor_filming-in-cloak-dagger-i-was-trying-to_2442039.jpg) > [I'm a kid from Minnesota. I like seeing movie stars! So I'm there at The ivy, I've got my shrimp, Eddie Murphy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-m-a-kid-from-minnesota-i-like-seeing-movie-stars-so-i-m-there-at/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6c/louie-anderson-9861_american-express_i-m-a-kid-from-minnesota-i-like-seeing-m_884941.jpg) > [I think Splash made people realize that I was still alive, and I think I inspired a lot of people. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-think-splash-made-people-realize-that-i-was-still-alive-and-i-think/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/louie-anderson-9861_hey-you_i-think-splash-made-people-realize-that_1967348.jpg) > [Your agent or manager tells you. They go, "You're out. They're gonna get a new guy." But then I didn't feel bad.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/your-agent-or-manager-tells-you-they-go-you-re-out-they-re-gonna-get/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/louie-anderson-9861_be-good_your-agent-or-manager-tells-you-they-go_1096373.jpg) > [I think what people were trying with me was to figure out who I was. They thought I was funny, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-think-what-people-were-trying-with-me-was-to-figure-out-who-i-was/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/louie-anderson-9861_fit_i-think-what-people-were-trying-with-me_1008461.jpg) > [Many people are laughing when they see me, but I'm playing Mrs.Baskets all pristine. I'm playing it not-Louie. I'm not being Louie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/many-people-are-laughing-when-they-see-me-but-i-m-playing-mrs-baskets/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/louie-anderson-9861_character_many-people-are-laughing-when-they-see-m_1714356.jpg) > [I was a terrible actor. But John Hughes liked me, and he encouraged me. I made him laugh, I guess is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-was-a-terrible-actor-but-john-hughes-liked-me-and-he-encouraged-me/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/louie-anderson-9861_ask-me_i-was-a-terrible-actor-but-john-hughes-l_2702729.jpg) > [Real people are good and grumpy. They're nice and mean. And I come from a nice and mean family. My mom was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/real-people-are-good-and-grumpy-they-re-nice-and-mean-and-i-come-from/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/louie-anderson-9861_dad_real-people-are-good-and-grumpy-they-re_365167.jpg) > [God and the universe said to me one day, "You're only going to get what's good for you." That's kind of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/god-and-the-universe-said-to-me-one-day-you-re-only-going-to-get-what/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/louie-anderson-9861_bad-feelings_god-and-the-universe-said-to-me-one-day_1035327.jpg) > [I'll tell you how you know when you're on something good: when everybody starts to tear up when they're leaving, when they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-ll-tell-you-how-you-know-when-you-re-on-something-good-when/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/louie-anderson-9861_college_i-ll-tell-you-how-you-know-when-you-re-o_1570188.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## More by Louie Anderson > [I'm a big game show fan. When you're a poor person, you watch game shows. I don't think people realize that. Maybe everybody watches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-m-a-big-game-show-fan-when-you-re-a-poor-person-you-watch-game/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [You have to not worry or doubt or punish yourself. All the worry, doubt and punishment will not add one second to your life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/you-have-to-not-worry-or-doubt-or-punish-yourself-all-the-worry-doubt/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [Real people are good and grumpy. They're nice and mean. And I come from a nice and mean family. My mom was nice, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/real-people-are-good-and-grumpy-they-re-nice-and-mean-and-i-come-from/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [My mom was a garage sale person, save money. Come on in to the garage sale, you might find a shirt. She'd get in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/my-mom-was-a-garage-sale-person-save-money-come-on-in-to-the-garage/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [We tried to make it more than just a cartoon. It was a cartoon, but we tried to make it more than it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/we-tried-to-make-it-more-than-just-a-cartoon-it-was-a-cartoon-but-we/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [Everyone always comes to one point in their life as an artist where you can either let your heart guide you or your ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/everyone-always-comes-to-one-point-in-their-life-as-an-artist-where/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-was-with-a-famous-comedian-when-a-young-fan-walked-up-and-asked-for/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [I have a very warm spot in my heart for Vegas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-have-a-very-warm-spot-in-my-heart-for-vegas/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [Minnesotans really think they run the whole world, I love that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/minnesotans-really-think-they-run-the-whole-world-i-love-that/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [Everybody wanted to make it. One guy makes it. In a family when one guy makes it... 'Hey ain't you going to help us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/everybody-wanted-to-make-it-one-guy-makes-it-in-a-family-when-one-guy/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [All great comedians make me laugh, but people make me laugh more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/all-great-comedians-make-me-laugh-but-people-make-me-laugh-more/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [I have about 1,000 hours of myself on tape in a vault in Los Angeles. But I also have a photographic memory about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-have-about-1-000-hours-of-myself-on-tape-in-a-vault-in-los-angeles/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [I used to do my dad smoked, he drank, we finally had to kill him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-used-to-do-my-dad-smoked-he-drank-we-finally-had-to-kill-him/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [My mom ate every piece of butter in the Midwest, she lived till she was 90. And my dad, he smoked, he drank -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/my-mom-ate-every-piece-of-butter-in-the-midwest-she-lived-till-she/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [I'm a kid from Minnesota. I like seeing movie stars! So I'm there at The ivy, I've got my shrimp, Eddie Murphy comes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/i-m-a-kid-from-minnesota-i-like-seeing-movie-stars-so-i-m-there-at/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/louie-anderson/#itemlist", "name": "18 People Quotes By Louie Anderson", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't open anything after your 50. You have to wait 'til people stop by the house. 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