Famous quotes containing the word telling:
“Todays comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience, This is my act. Todays comic is not doing an act. The audience assumes hes telling the truth. What is truth today may be a damn lie next week.”
—Lenny Bruce (19251966)
“Andrews: You married him only because I told you not to.
Ellie: Youve been telling me what not to do ever since I can remember.
Andrews: Thats because youve always been a stubborn idiot.
Ellie: I come from a long line of stubborn idiots.”
—Robert Riskin (18971955)
“Putting people in a room and strapping wires to their wrist to find out if I make them tingle when Im telling them about Beirut is a long way from Edward R. Murrow.”
—Linda Ellerbee (b. 1932)