"During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one"
- Jerry Stiller
About this Quote
This quote by Jerry Stiller speaks with the power of laughter and humor during challenging times. During the Great Depression, individuals were dealing with poverty, unemployment, and other hardships. Laughter provided a momentary escape from these worries, and audiences were drawn to the amusing males who might make them forget their difficulties. Stiller was inspired by this, and chose to become one of these amusing males himself. He recognized the power of laughter to bring pleasure and wish to individuals in tough times, and wanted to belong to that. His quote speaks with the value of humor and laughter in times of challenge, and how it can bring people together.
This quote is written / told by Jerry Stiller somewhere between June 8, 1927 and today. He was a famous Comedian from USA.
The author also have 17 other quotes.
"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"
