Famous quotes by Entertainers

"I made it a morning show. We have the coffee cup, we have the morning papers. It's got that feel to it, that's what I wanted"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"I gotta tell you, right at the top of my list would be taking vitamins. I know that over the years doctors have said they're ridiculous and all that. But I started taking my vitamins at an early age. And I take them every day. Every bloody day! So I think that's number one. For whatever reason, I feel active and pretty good at my age"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character"

Emmett Kelly, Entertainer

"Incongruity, they say, is one of the main ingredients of humor. Maybe it's because everybody can feel superior to me. I honestly don't know"

Emmett Kelly, Entertainer

"I'm looking forward to providing the men of Seattle with an evening where they can kick back, light up a cigar and enjoy a night to themselves. Women, we can't technically keep you out, but please stay at home"

Tom Leykis, Entertainer

"What's so wonderful about being 6'3"? What is this mythical edge tall men have over average and short men?"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"Well, I work out three to four times a week, in a gym, which - thank God - is right in my building here in New York City. It's in the Reebok building, and it's got every kind of weightlifting equipment you can imagine, spread out over six floors, plus basketball courts and everything else. And because it's right in the building, there's no excuse"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"It means a lot in my business and it's a wonderful feeling to be recognized for what you have done over a lifetime, but I didn't go crazy. I still eat my cereal in the morning, have a sandwich in the afternoon, go to bed at night. You know, nothing really different"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"I'm moving on. I should have made that clear when I made the announcement. I guess I wasn't clear. If people think you're leaving a show after all these years, you might be retiring. So I understand where they're coming from, but I should have impressed the fact that I hope I'm just moving on right now"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"You know, I never knew if I had any talent when I started in this business. My first job was being a page at The Tonight Show. I saw Jack Paar come out one night and sit on the edge of his desk and talk about what he'd done the night before. I thought, 'I can do that!' I used to do that on a street corner in the Bronx with all my buddies"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"Is that your final answer?"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"I haven't had a stationary home since going with the circus, but since my parents lived in Lafayette about 25 years ago and my sister lives here now, I always claim it as home"

Emmett Kelly, Entertainer

"When are four women ever happy for another woman getting something they'd love to have? Tell me that"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"So when I got the chance to do my first talk show, 50 years ago last month, I never had any writers. There was no budget - it was just me and the camera and my friend who was the director. I talked about what I'd done that week"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"It's almost seems as though there's a battle going on between the public and all the fast-food establishments, and, believe me, I think it's very tasty food"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"I guess I'm afraid to retire because I don't know what I would do. I don't know what my talent is. So I don't know. So maybe I'm afraid to stop, but I've got to stop"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"I try to stay in shape, I work out in the gym, take my vitamins every day, and I guess maybe I have some good genes, but lately I've been feeling it. You know, after all these years it does catch up with you. But just for now"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"As a matter of fact, I don't like politics. I really don't. I think it's so jaded now and everybody has to follow the party line"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"Anderson Cooper every night dreams about getting my job permanently, really"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"We're not leaving here without Buster, man. Leave no crash-test dummy behind!"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Let's blow some stuff up"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Isn't television glamourous?"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Bigger is always better"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Stand back! I gotta get some rocket fuel out of the fridge!"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Jamie doesn't like to do anything hastily, and I like to do everything incredibly hastily. So therein you have the dichotomy of our patterns"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"I just had one of those "What the hell are we doing?" moments"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Firemen have the coolest toys ever!"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"Failure is always an option"

Adam Savage, Entertainer

"This is the point in the show where we say, "Oh, what else do we have in the van that's flammable?""

Adam Savage, Entertainer

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