Jerry Lewis's Quotes

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.

Jerry Lewis

People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.

Jerry Lewis

When you're doing a different kind of film, you have to bring a different kind of attitude; you have to bring a different kind of concentration.

Jerry Lewis

Most performers are used to the highs and the lows. If you can let a low stop you, that would be a sad commentary.

Jerry Lewis

Commercial television has underestimated the intelligence of the public.

Jerry Lewis

God hadn't made me handsome, but he'd given me something, I always felt: funny bones.

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

I say to everybody, love is what wakes you up in the morning, love is what makes you walk, and love is what makes you hope.

Jerry Lewis