Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis
Richard Philip Lewisis an American stand-up comedian and actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 June 1947
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
When I started out, I struggled, and I was broke a lot. But I'm glad I struggled, and I'm glad I was broke a lot.
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My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.
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When I was younger, I listened to the greats: Winters, Mel and Carl, Nichols and May, Pryor, Carlin, Klein, Berman and lots of Lenny Bruce albums. But once I started doing fairly well, I didn't want to hear anybody's jokes or premises.
My wife's hip, beautiful and independent and never jealous.
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My act is always a work in progress. I pray I have a bad day before a show.
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There's a thin line between narcissism, even if it's a healthy narcissism, and entertainment.
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My grandmother was a Jewish juggler: she used to worry about six things at once.
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If you want to devote yourself to the arts, you'd better do it strictly from passion, because there is zero guarantee that you'll get anywhere. The hardest thing is dealing with business people who have nothing to do with your art. They could care less that you're up at 4:30 in the morning writing a joke. Don't expect any sympathy from anybody.
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Most Texans think Hanukkah is some sort of duck call.
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I'm trying to think two to three years out. I don't want to wait until the last minute.
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It's probably going to take a little bit longer until they get up the learning curve and the repetition of using the new system.
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It's messing up my daughters' chance to get a scholarship.
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