Jackie Mason Professions : Comedian Born : June 9, 1931 Browse All Authors Top 86 quotes by Jackie Mason I used to hear on the radio people like Jack Benny or Bob Hope, but I never had any interest in their type of humor. I thought that I could do something more substantially meaningful with significant, thoughtful, analytical reflections on real life situations. Jackie Mason humor hope life people I have always found myself trying to study and analyze the world around me - not just taking everything for granted and following whatever is popular. Jackie Mason myself me trying world If you wanted to hear politics, you'd go to Henry Kissinger; you wouldn't go to hear Jackie Mason. The reason I speak about politics is because I know I can get a laugh out of it. Jackie Mason laugh you politics speak The Republican Party stinks because all of the Republicans have accomplished nothing, and they talk about all of these issues and do nothing about it for a whole lifetime. Jackie Mason nothing talk republican party Every comedian feels out an audience. As you're telling jokes, if they're not laughing at this, you change the subject. Jackie Mason you audience jokes change I didn't emphasize my Jewishness because I wanted to. I just happen to have been raised in a family where everybody happened to talk like this, so why would I talk like somebody else? Jackie Mason happen talk like family Similar Authors Bob Hope comedian Brent Weinbach comedian Buddy Hackett comedian Bruce Baum comedian Brother Theodore comedian Brother Dave Gardner comedian All Authors