Legendary life-time comedian Jerry Lewis passed away today at the age of 91. He’s a renaissance man of comedy, as he was an actor, comedian, film producer, director, screen writer and humanitarian.
Jerry Lewis’ name is practically synonymous. He lived in a pre-PC era, where benevolent civilians didn’t attempt to forcefully regulate speech, the government did that for them through the media.
Check out some of Lewis best quotes. He said some pretty controversial sh*t, so stick around as I update some of his wildest quotes.
Jerry Lewis Quotes: Best Quotes & Most-Famous Sayings
“Adrenaline is wonderful. It covers pain. It covers dementia. It covers everything.”
“I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can’t get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That’s in friendship, that’s a deal, that’s a commitment. Don’t give me paper – I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that’s for life.”
“I get paid for what most kids get punished for.”
“If I found the cure for dystrophy tomorrow, I would do a telethon in four weeks for acute pain that in this country is a bigger problem than cancer, heart, sickle cell, anemia, name it. It is – it’s hitting 70 million Americans.”
“People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.”
“Every man’s dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands.”
“I really am opinionated, but not for long. I have found myself coming off of what I think of something because the guy I’m talking to makes better sense than I am. I have so many points of view, I can’t keep track of ’em, because I talk to too many people… I’m not so opinionated that I won’t budge.”