A biography for Jerry Lewishasn’t been written yet.
“Most people are embarrassed to admit there's another human being that's in control of them, that your heart beats three times as fast because you've given yourself to someone else.”
“What's happened at 85 is I've lost my appetite. I used to be a little hog when I was young. But now I really don't seem to need it.”
“Most performers are used to the highs and the lows. If you can let a low stop you, that would be a sad commentary.”
“My family was as absolute as the work.Family was first always.”
“You think about getting old, but when you get there, it's not what you thought it would be.”
“I happen to believe in the human condition so strongly that I don't have to make up games to play with people. Here's what I think: If it's good, let's go for it. If it needs work to be better, let's work on it.”
“I'm really, basically, nine, and I've always been that. I've never, ever allowed the child within me to die.”
“I feel I have been a part of some very wonderful films, and I have had it in mind when I was on the set, every day, that what I am doing has meaning.”
“Getting attention is my business. My whole life's predicated on, 'Hey, look at me!'”
“Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands.”
“I like to watch all those shows that shouldn't be on the air - reality shows.”
“Love is what makes you dream, and love is what makes you want to get up in the morning. Love is something that you want to be a part of because it makes you better.”
“When I hit around 65, 66, I started to feel tremendous worth and incredible personal esteem. I was becoming very cognisant of my contribution to the American spirit of helping your fellow man and all of the good stuff.”
“You can't be faulted for being selfish if you're going to get better because of it.”
“Turning 90 is not for sissies.”
“Billy Crystal, Steve Martin do wonderful things.”
“When you're doing a different kind of film, you have to bring a different kind of attitude; you have to bring a different kind of concentration.”
“Red is uplifting.”
“I'm sour at times.”
“When you're 89, dementia develops. I mean, I've told a story onstage, and I'm telling it with a full heart, and I forgot the damn punch line.”