Jerry Lewis Quotes

"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
(Related: Life, Hope, Joy, Kids, Man, Satisfaction, Will)

"I get paid for what most kids get punished for."
- Jerry Lewis
(Related: Kids)

"People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius."
- Jerry Lewis
(Related: Genius, People, Famous, Hate)

"Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house!"
- Jerry Lewis
(Related: Pity, Want)

"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
(Related: People, First, Jobs)

"A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world."
- Jerry Lewis
(Related: Babies, Comedy, Machine, Trouble, Woman, World)

"Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands."
- Jerry Lewis
(Related: Dream, Man, Woman)

"When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience."
- Jerry Lewis
(Related: Work, Hurt, Pain)