--- title: "Best Dana Carvey Quotes" description: "Dana Thomas Carvey is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer. Browse 47 Dana Carvey quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dana-carvey-26295.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dana-carvey-26295.jpg) # Dana Carvey (1955) Comedian United States **47** quotes in **339** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Dana Carvey is a comedian from the United States, best known for *The master of disguise*. ## Quick Facts About Dana Carvey Born June 2, 1955 Nationality United States Profession Comedian Notable works The master of disguise Spouse Paula Zwagerman ## About Dana Carvey Dana Thomas Carvey is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer. ## Awards & Honors Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ## Quotes by Dana Carvey · Page 2 > [I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-coolest-thing-we-have-in-this/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Censor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/censor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/dana-carvey-14299_communication_i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-cool_2049337.jpg) > [I had auditioned for 'Saturday Night Live' two or three times before and never really saw myself there. I looked up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-had-auditioned-for-saturday-night-live-two-or-three-times-before/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Bills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/dana-carvey-14299_bills_i-had-auditioned-for-saturday-night-live_3164872.jpg) > [It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why, but there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/it-s-almost-like-he-s-started-to-sound-even-more-exotic-the-more/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Al gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/dana-carvey-14299_als_it-s-almost-like-he-s-started-to-sound-e_1092834.jpg) > [After years of begging, I got my parents to get me a little Craig tape recorder, a reel to reel. Then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/after-years-of-begging-i-got-my-parents-to-get-me-a-little-craig-tape/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Begging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/begging/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/dana-carvey-14299_begging_after-years-of-begging-i-got-my-parents_2450103.jpg) > [You know ladies and gentlemen, a long time ago , there were lots of people, but that was a long time ago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/you-know-ladies-and-gentlemen-a-long-time-ago-there-were-lots-of/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Gentleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gentleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/dana-carvey-14299_gentleman_you-know-ladies-and-gentlemen-a-long-tim_3028094.jpg) > [I did a lot of ridiculous television. Between 1980 and '85 I had no confidence, so I did everything I was told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-did-a-lot-of-ridiculous-television-between-1980-and-85-i-had-no/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-carvey-14299_confidence_i-did-a-lot-of-ridiculous-television-bet_1889040.jpg) > [I couldn't do any of my other characters, you know? But I could have done the lady. Church Lady's Malibu Beach party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-couldn-t-do-any-of-my-other-characters-you-know-but-i-could-have/) [Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/) [Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/dana-carvey-14299_any_i-couldn-t-do-any-of-my-other-characters_312514.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/#itemlist", "name": "Dana Carvey Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it, and then you're allowed to censor it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-coolest-thing-we-have-in-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/dana-carvey-14299_communication_i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-cool_2049337.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/dana-carvey-14299_communication_i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-cool_2049337.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/dana-carvey-14299_communication_i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-cool_2049337.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate…” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had auditioned for 'Saturday Night Live' two or three times before and never really saw myself there. I looked up to Belushi and Bill Murray and Aykroyd and I never saw myself as in their world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-had-auditioned-for-saturday-night-live-two-or-three-times-before/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/dana-carvey-14299_bills_i-had-auditioned-for-saturday-night-live_3164872.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/dana-carvey-14299_bills_i-had-auditioned-for-saturday-night-live_3164872.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/dana-carvey-14299_bills_i-had-auditioned-for-saturday-night-live_3164872.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I had auditioned for 'Saturday Night Live' two or three times before and never really saw myself there. I…” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why, but there's just something about Al Gore that makes me laugh.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/it-s-almost-like-he-s-started-to-sound-even-more-exotic-the-more/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/dana-carvey-14299_als_it-s-almost-like-he-s-started-to-sound-e_1092834.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/dana-carvey-14299_als_it-s-almost-like-he-s-started-to-sound-e_1092834.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/dana-carvey-14299_als_it-s-almost-like-he-s-started-to-sound-e_1092834.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why…” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "After years of begging, I got my parents to get me a little Craig tape recorder, a reel to reel. Then I started recording voices, or recording Jonathan Winters off television and stuff like that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/after-years-of-begging-i-got-my-parents-to-get-me-a-little-craig-tape/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/dana-carvey-14299_begging_after-years-of-begging-i-got-my-parents_2450103.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/dana-carvey-14299_begging_after-years-of-begging-i-got-my-parents_2450103.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/dana-carvey-14299_begging_after-years-of-begging-i-got-my-parents_2450103.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“After years of begging, I got my parents to get me a little Craig tape recorder, a reel to reel. Then I…” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know ladies and gentlemen, a long time ago , there were lots of people, but that was a long time ago", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/you-know-ladies-and-gentlemen-a-long-time-ago-there-were-lots-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/dana-carvey-14299_gentleman_you-know-ladies-and-gentlemen-a-long-tim_3028094.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/dana-carvey-14299_gentleman_you-know-ladies-and-gentlemen-a-long-tim_3028094.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/dana-carvey-14299_gentleman_you-know-ladies-and-gentlemen-a-long-tim_3028094.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You know ladies and gentlemen, a long time ago , there were lots of people, but that was a long time ago” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I did a lot of ridiculous television. Between 1980 and '85 I had no confidence, so I did everything I was told to do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-did-a-lot-of-ridiculous-television-between-1980-and-85-i-had-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-carvey-14299_confidence_i-did-a-lot-of-ridiculous-television-bet_1889040.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-carvey-14299_confidence_i-did-a-lot-of-ridiculous-television-bet_1889040.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dana-carvey-14299_confidence_i-did-a-lot-of-ridiculous-television-bet_1889040.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I did a lot of ridiculous television. Between 1980 and '85 I had no confidence, so I did everything I was…” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I couldn't do any of my other characters, you know? But I could have done the lady. Church Lady's Malibu Beach party is an idea I have for a movie, too. Yes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dana Carvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/i-couldn-t-do-any-of-my-other-characters-you-know-but-i-could-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/dana-carvey-14299_any_i-couldn-t-do-any-of-my-other-characters_312514.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/dana-carvey-14299_any_i-couldn-t-do-any-of-my-other-characters_312514.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/dana-carvey-14299_any_i-couldn-t-do-any-of-my-other-characters_312514.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I couldn't do any of my other characters, you know? But I could have done the lady. Church Lady's Malibu…” — Dana Carvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/#person", "name": "Dana Carvey", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/", "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dana-carvey-26295.jpg" }, { "@type": "ProfilePage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/page/2/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/page/2/", "name": "Dana Carvey", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/#person" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/dana-carvey-14299_communication_i-think-free-speech-is-probably-the-cool_2049337.jpg" }, "description": "Dana Thomas Carvey is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer. Browse 47 Dana Carvey quotes.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/page/2/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/page/2/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Authors", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Dana Carvey", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/page/2/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```