Jack Benny Quotes

16 quotes by 12 authors

My old friend Jack Benny has only had one ball all his golfing life. And now he's lost it. The string came off! — Bob Hope
Everybody is afraid they won't have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it with him. He had his… — Bob Hope
Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. — Harold C. Schonberg
When Jack Benny plays the violin, it sounds as though the strings are still in the cat. — Fred Allen
Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as… — Bob Newhart
I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice. — Phil Hartman
My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. — Don Knotts
I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't think you can teach timing.… — Bob Newhart
I have often been told that I have many of the same mannerisms as Jack Benny and certainly Bob Cummings. — Dwayne Hickman
I have a very strong visual memory of the first time I made him laugh. That was remarkable. I was like, "Oh, God, I just… — Harry Shearer
I always used to sit next to Mel Blanc when we'd do the shows. When you have Jack Benny on one side and Mel Blanc… — Harry Shearer
I'd make Jack Benny look like a philanthropist. — Gilbert Gottfried
I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I feel - I feel I'm about 39, like Jack Benny. — Joan Collins
I love getting on You Tube to look at the old comics. I am in my element seeing guys like Jack Benny and Phil Silvers… — Bruce Forsyth
When they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor's Orphanage - he shot both his parents and moved in. — Bob Hope
I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red… — Bernie Mac

Who Wrote These Jack Benny Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 16 Jack Benny Quotes as follows: