Jerry Quotes

My guess is more reporters probably vote Democrat than Republican - just because I think reporters are smart.

We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare.

With a face like mine, I do better in print.

African American writers and artists, by the very nature of what they do, will actually enhance or bring together people in a way that might be very, very healthy.

I'm a very lazy, stay-at-home kind of girl.

A movie is kind of like being the captain of a ship, which is nice, but when I perform by myself it's just surfing on the water and nobody really knows what happens.

I believe in financial retirement. I don't necessarily believe in physical retirement.

I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted.

My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem.

Country comes before politics.

I like the idea that there's no censorship, because it's consistent with my views that we live in a free society and people ought to be able to express their views.

It's hard thinking about Iraq at night when I'm dancing with transvestites in the afternoon.

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law.

Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers.

I think the choice of actors that we have is a little more varied and rich here in New York than in L.A.

What I do is try to stay away from the hot subjects.

Skepticism is my nature, freethought is my methodology, agnosticism is my conclusion after 25 years of being in the ministry, and atheism is my opinion.

Dogs are the only mammals that will actually stare and look into a human’s eyes.

Buddy of mine once told me that he'd rather fly a jet than kiss his girl. Said it gave him more of a kick.

It goes back to all of us wanting to be in Hollywood. We're all dying to win an Oscar.

Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.

I had never realized how much I needed the attention of others to confirm my own presence.

Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.

Because I'm in advertising, not electricity!

Were here to win the race. If we get beat, we get beat.

Did you know that the original title for War and Peace was War, What Is It Good For?

I love mysticism - it's such fun.

And usually the studios they don't want you to have credit for your movies because they want to take credit for the movies because if you get credit for your movies they've got to pay you more.

Venice is the perfect place for a phase of art to die. No other city on earth embraces entropy quite like this magical floating mall.

A willingness to share our possessions with one another is a very important aspect of true biblical community.

Well, all comedy starts with anger. You get angry, and its never for a good reason, right? You know its not a good reason. And then you try and work it from there.

It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact that we share a common life in Christ.

A healthy love life is not and should not be the preserve of those in their 20s and 30s. It's important at all ages.

Friendship isn't always sunnyside up.

I've compiled a book from the Internet. It's a book of quotations attributed to the wrong people.

Nuclear power will be the Vietnam issue of the 1980s.

Our culture now wonderfully, alchemically transforms images and history into artistic material. The possibilities seem endless and wide open.

I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like.

Anyone who would laugh at a recital is probably some sort of lunatic anyway. I mean, only a sick, twisted mind could be that rude and ignorant.

Maybe if we lie down our brains will work.

The less you know about a field, the better your odds. Dumb boldness is the best way to approach a new challenge.

I have absolutely zero interest in politics.

I'm single. I'm independent. And I'm dating. I think if you're honest that you're dating, there's nothing wrong with that.

Boy, I miss the days they made toys that could kill a kid.

You can tell what was the best year of your father's life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out.

The pursuit of happiness is such a large of concept.

I feel like humor is the answer to everything. If you have a little bit of humor in the shaker and you can sprinkle that on, that's your answer.

I do not know why anyone would host an awards show. No matter how unbelievably well you do at it, the only thing that can happen is you get asked again to host an awards show.

And the live show is still our main thing.

Hey, this is it—right now!—the time when you find out who you are and what you can do. And how will you ever know if you don't try new stuff?