#gleason

Stars wide of belt often cultivated a gentlemanly grandeur, a groomed refinement that filtered through their fingertips - the dainty fidgets of Hardy's plump digits, Orson Welles performing magic tricks with nimble dexterity, Jackie Gleason lofting a teacup to his lips as if he were Lady Bracknell - or through a fine set of twinkle-toes. ↗

— James Wolcott

#cultivated #dainty #filtered #fine #fingertips

Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. ↗

— Chuck Jones

#because #comedy #critic #dramatic #exacting

Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio. ↗

— Larry King

#gleason #godfrey #had #helping #i

Gleason used to rack balls for me when he was a kid in Brooklyn and in Long Island. ↗

— Minnesota Fats

#brooklyn #gleason #island #kid #long

Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn't really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn't have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous. ↗

— George Thorogood

#bus #bus driver #despite #driver #famous

How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason? ↗

— Maureen O'Hara

#could #get #gleason #how #jackie

I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#did #ed #ed sullivan #four #gleason