Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host noted for her often controversial comedic persona—where she was alternately self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
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A child of one can be taught not to do certain things such as touch a hot stove, turn on the gas, pull lamps off their tables by their cords, or wake mommy before noon
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Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube.
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I had seven years of struggle, really bad years, ... I once slept in my car for a week and washed at the YWCA.
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I thought she looked sensational. She was going with her own drummer. A lot of them look like cookie-cutters now and they're all the same look, the same dress. The ones that are so wonderful are the ones that absolutely wear things that nobody else can wear.
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And then my dog came and sat in my lap. I knew I had to hang in there for Spike.
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With plastic surgery, the general anesthetic is like a black-velvety sleep, and that's what death is - without waking up to someone clapping and going, 'Joan, wake up, it's all over and you're looking pretty'.
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Once you begin to believe there is help ""out there,"" you will know it to be true.
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I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.
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All my way through college, I worked my way as a window dresser for Lord & Taylor, so I always liked fashion. I always loved fashion and I love that we can do it and not take it seriously.
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I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was 'the man goes on top and the woman underneath.' For three years my husband and I slept in bunk beds.
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The Carson show changed your life, ... If Carson liked you, you were set. He got the bright comics. He picked the ones who were different, who were smart.
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We all started on his show, ... Every solid comedian today really got their break on the Carson show.
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What a pathetic turn, ... Somebody ought to take that dress away from her. It's got Ronald McDonald's name on it.
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We were hoping to meet Mr. Right. We didn't even get a wink.