Burlesque Quotes

21 quotes by 21 authors

I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque. — Christina Aguilera
There are two things which make it impossible to believe that this world is the successful work of an all-wise, all-good, and at the same… — Arthur Schopenhauer
There is ever a slight suspicion of the burlesque about earnest good men. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Look, I come from vaudeville, I come from burlesque, I come from heartaches, I come from sadness, I come from gladness, I come from work… — Mickey Rooney
It just seemed fitting to have our own lounge with our own dance review that paid homage to where The Pussycat Dolls originated, ... So… — Nicole Scherzinger
The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is comic. It represents the burlesque feel of those silent films.… — Pedro Almodovar
Art is no longer snobbish or cowardly. It teaches peasants to use tractors, gives lyrics to young soldiers, designs textiles for factory women's dresses, writes… — Azar Nafisi
Pie throwing is kind of a lost art, and although it may be a rather rudimentary, burlesque humor, there's something inherently funny about taking a… — Johnny Carson
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. — I F Stone
A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Auctions are bizarre combinations of slave market, trading floor, theatre and burlesque... a lot of people are going to be making a lot of excuses… — Jerry Saltz
I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your body. Even though… — Carmen Electra
The human comedy is always tragic, but since its ingredients are always the same - dupe, fox, straight, like burlesque skits - the repetition through… — Dawn Powell
Like the burlesque comedian, I am abnormally fond of that precision which creates movement. — E E Cummings
You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque. — Alan Alda
Some of the pictures I must say every now and then I just think are going to be funny. When it gets that much, you… — Martin Mull
Every one of my products - my lingerie, my perfume, and everything that I do beauty-related with regard to building my burlesque shows - is… — Dita Von Teese
I've had 79 to 80 years of show business. I started when I was 5 with a man called Tom Mix. I didn't have time… — George Sidney
Now I'm of consenting age to be forgetting you in a cabaret. Somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen may even ask my name. — Panic At The Disco
I used to go-go dance and set G-strings on fire, stuff like that. I've changed my act a little now but it's definitely still provocative.… — Lady Gaga

Who Wrote These Burlesque Quotes

21 authors contributed a total of 21 Burlesque Quotes as follows: