Paul Lynde Quotes
"Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!"
- Paul Lynde
"A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: World)
"Mothers don't want to pinch me or put me in their purse."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Mothers, Want)
"I don't understand why people don't remember my name."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: People, Name)
"I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Funny, Hell, Mystery)
"I don't always prepare such rich meals. Sometimes I'll just serve a simple quiche, salad and dessert for dinner. During the week I try to eat lightly."
- Paul Lynde
"I can't even get three weeks off to have cosmetic surgery."
- Paul Lynde
"Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Food, Conversation)
"I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: People, Laughter, Needs, Now, Today, World)
"An actor shouldn't undergo psychoanalysis, because there are a lot of things you're better off not knowing."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Actor, Psychoanalysis)
"Someday I'm going to go onstage in a dress if I want to."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Dress, Want)
"A closet full of wire hangers can be the most dangerous place in the world."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: World)
"My following is straight. I'm so glad."
- Paul Lynde
"My kitchen is not a place to live in. I made it white so I can tell instantly if it's not clean-and I like it clean enough to be able to eat off the floors-or the tables, for that matter."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Kitchen)
"My sisters said, Why do you make those faces? You make yourself so ugly."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Faces, Sisters, Ugly)
"My table seats eight, so that's my maximum. Having a small number of guests is the only way to generate good conversation. Besides, your whole house doesn't get wrecked that way."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Conversation, Guests)
"My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Business, Father, Interest)
"Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Learning, Mind)
"Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Comedy, Realism)
"I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Family, Church, Years)
"It was the worst moment of my life. The producer came up and talked me back into going on stage."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Life)
"If I'm not working, I don't know what to do."
- Paul Lynde
"If I hadn't become a celebrity, I'd probably be an alcoholic."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Celebrity)
"If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Death, Nervousness)
"I'm Liberace without a piano."
- Paul Lynde
"I wish I had the nerve not to tip."
- Paul Lynde
"The doctor's name was Sylvia. I told her she'd have a problem with me because Sylvia was my mother's name."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Mother, Name)
"I think basically an actor is a salesman."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Actor)
"My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Dad, Trust, Women, Sons)
"I often go on a liquid fast a couple of days a week. I never take just water. Instead, I'll have maybe six glasses of vegetable and fruit juices a day."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Day, Water)
"I may find something that looks interesting and then go on to alter the recipe by adding spices, things of my own. I also look for time-saving recipes, dishes that can be prepared ahead and stored."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Time, May)
"The dining room in my old house was truly magnificent, but by far the worst room for conversation. I'd get up from the table, a very long table, and somebody would always say, Paul, I never got to talk to you."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Conversation, Old, Talk)
"I laughed all the way through Love Story."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Love)
"The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Life, Romantic)
"I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Wine)
"I have an ulcer. It has an IQ of 185."
- Paul Lynde
"I was obsessed with being rich and famous."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Being, Famous)
"Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics."
- Paul Lynde
(Related: Dad, Politics, Funny, Grief, Hate, Lies, Politicians, Talk, Thinking)