Louie Anderson Quotes

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Louie Anderson

Profession : Comedian

Birth : March 24, 1953

All great comedians make me laugh, but people make me laugh more.

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Well, isn't every successful person in every family the bankbook?

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I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never forget the look on the young boy's face. He was devastated.

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One time, I came off stage and a guy named Roman Decare, God rest his soul, he was a comic. 'Louie, if you do that family stuff, and you're a clean comic on stage, you'll become famous.' And, for some reason, a switch clicked, and I started doing the family stuff, and it became a giant part of my life.

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We were on welfare when we were kids. Thanks for reminding me of that.

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Everybody wanted to make it. One guy makes it. In a family when one guy makes it... 'Hey ain't you going to help us out?'

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Everyone always comes to one point in their life as an artist where you can either let your heart guide you or your ego.

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I'm at 23 feet, diving into 17 feet of water. I'm over 400 pounds. Who doesn't want to see that? I do. I'm always shocked that I can do it.

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