Shelley Berman is a famous Comedian from USA, he/she is 98 years old and still alive, born February 3, 1926.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous.
Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Shelley.
21 Famous quotes by Shelley Berman
"While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun"
"Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form"
"Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge"
"The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance"
"Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love"
"I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic"
"I quit smoking well over twenty years ago"
"I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them"
"The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us"
"The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so"
"I am careful with my material and presentation"
"So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge with me, wondering when I'm going to blow up"
"I was an actor before becoming a comedian"
"My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's"
"My whole act is confession"
"Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience"
"As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy"
"Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside"
"I will always love to perform standup comedy"
"I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California"
"As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian"
