Gleason Quotes
Remembering a comedy legend
These Gleason quotes describe him as a mentor and television presence, appearing alongside Godfrey and shaping early careers in Comedy Quotes.
Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.
Stars wide of belt often cultivated a gentlemanly grandeur, a groomed refinement that filtered through their fingertips - the dainty fidgets of Hardy's plump digits, Orson Welles performing magic tricks with nimble dexterity, Jackie Gleason lofting a teacup to his...
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Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn't really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn't have any money and he was not famous. But...
I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.
Art Quotes
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.
I used to watch the 'Jackie Gleason Show' and Phil Silvers, those early TV things. And a lot of them were patterned on the silent comedies of the '20s.
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Others reflect on his most famous role as a bus driver in 'The Honeymooners,' a humble detail that connects with Did Quotes about what he accomplished.
