Jerry Lewis > Quotes

“I've had great success being a total idiot. ”
― Jerry Lewis

“I get paid for what most kids get punished for.”
― Jerry Lewis

“I shall pass through this world but once, any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now, let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again”
― Jerry Lewis

“Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands”
― Jerry Lewis

“Pity? [If] you don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair, stay in your house!”
― Jerry Lewis

“He watched me breathe. He knew my breath.”
― Jerry Lewis, Dean and Me: A Love Story

“When I awoke on Wednesday afternoon, I understood how an amputee must feel.”
― Jerry Lewis, Dean and Me: A Love Story

“When we reached the car that was waiting to take us back to the Copa, Dean actually spoke to me for the first time in weeks. "You did that good, pal," he said.
"Thanks," I said, and then we were quiet. Very quiet.”
― Jerry Lewis, Dean and Me: A Love Story

“If you knock even the most hateful human being, you will come out of the encounter looking less than heroic. People almost always side with the one being attacked.”
― Jerry Lewis, Dean and Me: A Love Story