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What makes a comedian has nothing to do with religion. Think of Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jackie Gleason, who were all Catholics.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Catholics Comedian Gleason Jackie Jimmy Makes Nothing Red Religion Think Were Who

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When I do an hour-and-a-half show, if I don't improvise 20 minutes worth of new material each night, I feel I've let myself down.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Down Each Each Night Feel Improvise Material Minutes Myself New New Material Night Show Worth I Feel

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You want to know what makes me tick, I'll tell you what makes me tick. I was a boy growing up in Brooklyn; I read a two-penny magazine called 'The Hawk's Nest.' Nobody entered that nest that didn't leave a little richer and a little wiser. And that 11-year-old boy said, 'Isn't that a wonderful thing.' And that's all there is to it.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Boy Brooklyn Entered Growing Growing Up Hawk Know Leave Little Magazine Makes Me Nest Nobody Read Richer Said Tell Thing Tick Up Want Wiser Wonderful Wonderful Thing You

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I found out that if you made people laugh, they like you. Most people got to like me because I made them laugh. When they didn't, I hit them.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Because Found Got Hit Laugh Like Made Me Most Out People Them You

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I'm an actor. I want to do drama.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Actor Drama Want

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You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Comedy Comic Death Down Drama Look Looking Okay Singer Up You

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I was born to be funny.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Born Funny I Was Born

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A comic, you have to be looking down at him. My favorite rooms, the audience is above the stage, stadium-style.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Above Audience Comic Down Favorite Him Looking Rooms Stage You

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I used to like to dig myself a hole just to see how long it took to get out of it.

~Buddy Hackett

Topics: Dig Get Hole How Just Like Long Myself Out See Took Used

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: August 31st, 1924

Died: June 30th, 2003

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