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What's real? What's not? That's what I do in my act, test how other people deal with reality.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Act Deal How Other People Real Reality Test

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I'm an open book.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Book Open Open Book

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My parents would say, 'Why don't you go out and play?' and I would say, 'I can't! I'm putting on my shows!'

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Go Out Parents Play Putting Say Shows Why Would You

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If I play my cards right, I could bring network wrestling back to TV. Unfortunately, to most people, wrestling is a laughingstock. But fortunately, I'm reaching people who otherwise wouldn't watch it.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Back Bring Cards Could Fortunately Most Network Otherwise People Play Reaching Right Tv Unfortunately Watch Who Wrestling

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There's no drama like wrestling.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Drama Like Wrestling

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While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that there was a camera in the wall. And I used to really believe that I was putting on a television show and that it was going out to somewhere in the world.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Ball Believe Camera Going Imagine Kids Other Other Kids Out Playing Putting Really Room Show Somewhere Stay Stuff Television Television Show Used Wall Were While World

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Every time my manager approached big network executives or even cable, they told him I was too dangerous. They couldn't trust me.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Big Cable Dangerous Even Every Every Time Executives Him Manager Me Network Time Too Trust Trust Me

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Clifton and I don't even look alike. He smokes and drinks, and I do neither. He's a big fat guy, and if it weren't for me, no one would know who he is.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Alike Big Drinks Even Fat Guy He Know Look Me Neither Were Who Would

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I'm from Hollywood. That's where we make movies and TV shows... I'm not from down here in men-fus ten-uh-see, okay?

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: Down Here Hollywood Make Movies Okay Shows Tv Tv Shows Where

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If I was going to be a little boy about it, I'd go into hiding for one or two years. But if I was going to be a man about it, it'd be 20 or 30 years.

~Andy Kaufman

Topics: About Be A Man Boy Go Going Hiding Little Man One Or Two Two Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: January 17th, 1949

Died: May 16th, 1984

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