Quotes by Carl Reiner

About Carl Reiner:

Carl Reiner is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, and singer. He is best known for his role in a comedy duo with Mel Brooks. He is also known for his role on Your Show of Shows, as Alan Brady on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Saul Bloom in the Ocean's Trilogy, as the voice of Shep in Good Boy!, and the voice of Sarmoti in Father of the Pride. Reiner has won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during his career.
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A fellow who has a funny bone can learn to hone his skills, but I don't think you can develop a funny bone - you either have it or you don't. And by the way - when you get it, we don't know it.

Carl Reiner

Comedians are really writers who don't have pens and pencils about them, but they riff.

Carl Reiner

Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.

Carl Reiner

I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you kno...

Carl Reiner

I'm a charming coward; I fight with words.

Carl Reiner

It's like a bird. If he knew what he was doing, he would fall.

Carl Reiner

If you can get a laugh out of a name, you're ahead of the game.

Carl Reiner

The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh.

Carl Reiner

A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.

Carl Reiner

Author Bio

  • NameCarl Reiner
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, film director, producer, writer, and comedian
  • BornMarch 20, 1922
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Director; Screenwriter; Film Producer; Television Producer; Writer