Jerry Lewis

I never tell an audience what they can expect. I never have and I never will. I'm an entertainer for 75 years. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#entertainer #expect #i #never #tell

I turned down 'Some Like It Hot.' See how smart I am? I felt I couldn't bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I don't need to compete with the wardrobe. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#anything #bring #compete #down #felt

I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans. Critics have no brains. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#country #critics #greatest #had #i

If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#government #how #inner #know #old

It'll keep you alive for another 10 years if you get yourself a laugh once a day: either provoke it, or look around in the wildest laboratory in the world, the public. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#another #around #day #either #get

People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#am #because #genius #hate #i

Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house! ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#cripple #house #pitied #pity #stay

We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#born #either #first #get #house

I need the applause. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#i #need

I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#ever #fish man #get #gets #hope