I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking about. Jackie Mason More Quotes by Jackie Mason More Quotes From Jackie Mason People come to my shows and know that they're going to hear about what's going on in the world - what's happening at the moment. My material is as new as anything on the dinner table. Jackie Mason tables people world Hillary Clinton's life has been filled with corruption but nobody cares. Jackie Mason clinton corruption care I have no idea what's going to happen with America in the future. Jackie Mason happens america ideas Predictions are preposterous. What usually happens is that people tell you that what they'd like to see happen instead of what they really think will happen. There are so many variations and possibilities that there's no way to ever really know for certain. Jackie Mason variation people thinking Truthfully, with the Republicans, I don't see that much wrong with them. Jackie Mason republican Even the Republican Party doesn't have the legs to challenge Hillary Clinton. Jackie Mason legs party challenges Predictions are preposterous. Jackie Mason predictions I am excited about getting back to what I do best and what my audience likes best, I am writing new jokes every day and soon Ill be telling them every night. Just me, one Jew talking and that's it. Jackie Mason writing talking night I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humor doesn't know what he's talking about. Jackie Mason philosophical talking art Would you put a pastrami in your mouth if you didn't want to eat it? Jackie Mason drug mouths want I have nothing but love in my heart and everything I say is just an instrument for laughs. Jackie Mason my-heart heart laughing My comedy doesn't come from any calculations and studies. Jackie Mason calculations comedy study My material is as new as anything on the dinner table. What difference does it make if I'm 70 or if I'm 20? The audience knows they aren't getting any old stories from me. Jackie Mason dinner-table differences doe If I'm a busboy in Philadelphia, then I have to be careful about what I say. But if I'm a public tycoon like Jerry Seinfeld, and I got a billion dollars in my pocket, he's got to be nuts to wonder or worry about what people are going to think. Jackie Mason think wonder worry people The truth is I'm not at all surprised of the longevity of my career. In fact, I would be surprised if the opposite were true and if my career did not have this longevity because I can't believe people would purposely deprive themselves of such hilarious, meaningful entertainment at these prices. Jackie Mason truth-is truth believe people I am very proud of my career and that I've the health, thank God, to continue doing this for so long. Jackie Mason i-am health thank-god god I have a great identification with Judaism as a religion and as a culture, and all the values that created such a great history, and the Jewish contribution to the betterment of all humanity. Jackie Mason humanity culture history religion There is no way I would ever want to be president for a second. It's much easier to make fun of them on the stage and get paid for it. With all the years of me lampooning the presidents in my act, I know I could never ever want that job. Jackie Mason job me fun way I knew nothing about professional comedians when I became a comedian. I was a rabbi. So I had no professional comedians to learn from. Jackie Mason professional learn about nothing 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
