Shelley Berman Quotes

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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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