Andy Kaufman Quotes


"While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that there was a camera in the wall. And I used to really believe that I was putting on a television show and that it was going out to somewhere in the world."
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: Kids, Television, World)

"When I perform, it's very personal. I'm sharing things I like, inviting the audience into my room."
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: Sharing)

"What's real? What's not? That's what I do in my act, test how other people deal with reality."
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: People, Act, Reality)

"There's no way to describe what I do. It's just me."
- Andy Kaufman
"There's no drama like wrestling."
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: Drama, Wrestling)

"If I play my cards right, I could bring network wrestling back to TV. Unfortunately, to most people, wrestling is a laughingstock. But fortunately, I'm reaching people who otherwise wouldn't watch it."
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: People, Cards, Network, Play, Right, Wrestling)

"I just want real reactions. I want people to laugh from the gut, be sad from the gut-or get angry from the gut."
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: People, Want)

"My mother sent me to psychiatrists since the age of four because she didn't think little boys should be sad. When my brother was born, I stared out the window for days. Can you imagine that?"
- Andy Kaufman
(Related: Age, Mother, Brother, Boys)