All Shelley Berman Quotes
- As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian. Attain
- A hotel is a place that keeps the manufacturers of 25-watt bulbs in business. Bulbs
- If you've never met a student from the University of Chicago, I'll describe him to you. If you give him a glass of water, he… Chicago
- I quit smoking well over twenty years ago. Ago
- While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey,… Break
- The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. Appearance
- As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and… Anger
- I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. Dramatic
- I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California. California
- I am careful with my material and presentation. Careful
- Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience. Album
- Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge. Edge
- The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance. Allen
- I was an actor before becoming a comedian. Actor
- Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love. Acting
- My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's. Called
- The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us. Etc
- Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form. Art
- I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. Believe
- I will always love to perform standup comedy. Always Love
- My whole act is confession. Act
- Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside. All
- So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge… Aired