Gilbert Gottfried quotes - page 3

Every time I give a straight answer and read it in a magazine, I say, 'Ouch.' One day I'd like to talk to a psychoanalyst about why celebrities reveal so much of themselves in interviews. (Gilbert Gottfried)
If a comedian tells a joke that you find funny, you laugh. If he tells a joke you do not find funny, don't laugh. Or you could possibly go as far as groaning or rolling your eyes. Then you wait for his next joke; if that's funny, then you laugh. If it's not, you don't laugh - or at very worst, you can leave quietly. View quote
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I'd like to have a kid, but I'd probably get a Frank Sinatra Jr. instead of a Gilbert Gottfried Jr. I'd totally screw up like that. View quote
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In real life I'm a tall, blond Christian. View quote
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If I could cause world peace by taking someone out to lunch, I'd go, 'Well, war isn't that terrible.' View quote
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Some comedians tell nice jokes that you can tell to your kids. Some use bad words - they work 'blue.' If you don't want to hear a joke that's blue, you shouldn't go to a comedy club where a comedian who makes blue jokes is performing. View quote
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There are certain things I don't want to joke about. If it's about somebody else, it's fine. If it's about me, I think it's totally insensitive! View quote
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Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone. View quote
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I've never been one of those who wanted to fill my calendar up 90 percent of the time. View quote
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I was the class podiatrist. I never made it to class clown. I wasn't funny enough. I would examine feet and prescribe and ointment. It was a sad childhood. View quote
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Unfortunately, I've never been mistaken as Johnny Depp. (Gilbert Gottfried)
The 'Phoenix Sun' did a list of the unsexiest men in the world, and I made it to number one. I beat out Bin Laden. He's a terrorist, hasn't bathed in months. I beat him out. To me it was a great honor. View quote
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There are times when I've had ideas walking down the street that I thought were great, and the minute I got onstage, I would think of them and go, 'Wow, that would never work,' even before I did it in front of the audience. View quote
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Any misfortune that happens to another person is funny. If it happens to someone else and not me, it's very funny. View quote
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My family originally lived in Brooklyn. Our first apartment was a little place above my father and uncle's hardware store in Coney Island. Now, don't get the impression that we were surrounded by merry-go-rounds, roller coasters and Ferris wheels. Nope, this was a little side street. View quote
Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

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Photo: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Comedian
Born: February 28, 1955
Died: April 12, 2022
Quotes count: 65