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> [It's acceptable for men to act the fool. When women try, they're considered aggressive and opinionated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/it-s-acceptable-for-men-to-act-the-fool-when-women-try-they-re/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

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## More by Madeline Kahn

> [In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/in-hollywood-i-thought-i-was-large-and-klutzy-like-the-characters-i/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [“I wanted to be the music.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/i-wanted-to-be-the-music/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [Fun is carefree. I am not carefree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/fun-is-carefree-i-am-not-carefree/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [What's wrong with musicals now is all the gifted men who've died of AIDS-who would otherwise be here today creating great theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/what-s-wrong-with-musicals-now-is-all-the-gifted-men-who-ve-died-of/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [Ah, but the servant waits, while the master baits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/ah-but-the-servant-waits-while-the-master-baits/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [Me, as myself, I don't think I'm particularly funny. But I've noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/me-as-myself-i-don-t-think-i-m-particularly-funny-but-i-ve-noticed/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/from-inside-where-i-live-i-feel-like-i-just-perceive-events-in-a/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/my-mother-was-a-bohemian-in-the-good-sense-of-the-word-a-searcher-and/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [If a scene isn't well written they'll drop your neckline to fill the void.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/if-a-scene-isn-t-well-written-they-ll-drop-your-neckline-to-fill-the/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [I can't even really tell a joke. I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it and I feel guilty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/i-can-t-even-really-tell-a-joke-i-find-being-funny-very-hard-work-i/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/i-find-being-funny-very-hard-work-i-am-always-asked-about-it-and-i/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/comedy-is-created-when-someone-is-trying-very-earnestly-to-do-what-he/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [It's acceptable for men to act the fool. When women try, they're considered aggressive and opinionated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/it-s-acceptable-for-men-to-act-the-fool-when-women-try-they-re/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [I don't like to be my own audience, I find that being my own audience, being in the audience, makes me self-conscious, basically. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/i-don-t-like-to-be-my-own-audience-i-find-that-being-my-own-audience/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

> [“Tell me, schatze, is it twue what they say about the way you people are... gifted? ...Oh, it's twue! It's twue!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-kahn/tell-me-schatze-is-it-twue-what-they-say-about-the-way-you-people-are/)

[Madeline Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-kahn/)

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