Fanny Brice quotes

Fanny Brice was an American comedian, singer, and actress celebrated for her work in theater, radio, and film. Her comedic talents and memorable performances made her a star of the Ziegfeld Follies and a household name through her radio character Baby Snooks. She left a lasting legacy in American entertainment and inspired generations of performers. Here are 9 of her quotes:

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.

Fanny Brice

I never liked the men I loved and never loved the men I liked.

Fanny Brice

Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.

Fanny Brice

Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn't get serious with people. They don't expect it from you, and they don't want to see it. You're not entitled to be serious, you're a clown, and they only want you to make them laugh.

Fanny Brice

Wrong is for other people.

Fanny Brice

Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

Fanny Brice

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

Fanny Brice

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience. You step out on the stage and you can feel it is a nervous audience. So you calm them down. I come out before an audience and maybe my house burned down an hour ago, maybe my husband stayed out all night, but I stand there. I'm still. I don't move. I wait for the introduction. Maybe I cough. Maybe I touch myself. But before I do anything, I got them with me, right there in my hand and comfortable. That's my job, to make them comfortable, because if they wanted to be nervous they could have stayed home and added up their bills.

Fanny Brice