As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.
- Shelley Berman
Sex, Loud, Lacking, Elevated
So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge with me, wondering when I'm going to blow up.
- Shelley Berman
Personal, Going, Having, Wondering
Have a great, great marriage. Have a great time together. You know something? You'll disagree sometimes, and you'll find out how stupid it is, and then you'll be OK. You will.
- Shelley Berman
Stupid, Will, Great Time, OK
While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.
- Shelley Berman
May, Which, Having, Improvising
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.
- Shelley Berman
Performance, Most, Standup, Carnegie
I just sit down and write. I never know when. The most recent one is 'Sarah Still,' which is about our life, Sarah and me. It's my favorite of all my poems.
- Shelley Berman
Still, About, Which, Recent
I quit smoking well over twenty years ago.
- Shelley Berman
Smoking, Over, Years Ago, Twenty
I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California.
- Shelley Berman
Year, University, Southern, Graduate
I've got these two wonderful people who run my web site and put me on Facebook. They didn't even ask me. I'm very appreciative of it.
- Shelley Berman
Wonderful, Facebook, Very, Appreciative
My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.
- Shelley Berman
Night, Club, Mr, First Job
The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.
- Shelley Berman
Love, Here, Still, Status
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
- Shelley Berman
Night, Show, Allen, Options
Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.
- Shelley Berman
Love, Work, Still, First Love
Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge.
- Shelley Berman
Edge, Very, Sold, Hated
I don't know the accident of still being married. I was the worst human being. But we were, I guess, in love. So much has happened to us to bring us together and keep us together.
- Shelley Berman
Love, Human Being, Still, Accident
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.
- Shelley Berman
Always, Been, Unquestionably, Art Form
Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience.
- Shelley Berman
Performance, Audience, Comedian
I was an actor before becoming a comedian.
- Shelley Berman
Actor, Becoming, Before, Comedian
As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.
- Shelley Berman
Education, Important, Comedian
I will always love to perform standup comedy.
- Shelley Berman
Love, Will, Always, Standup
I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.
- Shelley Berman
Humor, I Am, Writing, Master
My whole act is confession.
- Shelley Berman
Act, Whole, Confession
I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.
- Shelley Berman
Important, Before, Came, Comedians
Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.
- Shelley Berman
Gold, Seller, Biggest, Edge
I am careful with my material and presentation.
- Shelley Berman
I Am, Careful, Material, Presentation
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