A biography for Johnny Leverhasn’t been written yet.
“Artists like Mehmood, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan are performers... they are born in centuries.”
“I would love to do a substantial role but it has to suit me, my personality. Only then will I take it up.”
“Often my friends point out that I haven't contributed to a particular film at all, or my comic timing wasn't bang on. I tell them I'm human and bound to make mistakes... I hope I don't repeat those mistakes.”
“Actually all artists love Gujarat because Gujaratis shower respect and a lot of love on them.”
“A lot of thought goes into making people laugh. Comedy is never easy. Making people cry is easier than making them laugh.”
“Personally, I feel my talent has been underused.”
“One has to accept that change is the only constant in our lives.”
“I actually see comedy in death.”
“At times, I pity my comedian image. People start laughing seeing me even in funeral processions.”
“I can't not love comedy.”
“I cannot stay away from people and audience.”
“There's a phase for everyone, where actors need to slow down and reinvent themselves.”
“Ek Tappa Out' is a huge platform for the new talent and I think everyone should exploit this opportunity.”
“It is said that a person who makes other people laugh has a lot of pain in his heart. On the contrary, I have thoroughly enjoyed being a comedian and don't nurse such thoughts.”
“My daughter has studied in London and when she came back, she wanted to be a stand up comedian.”
“People are born comedians.”
“I am the opposite of other people. I don't cry when I am upset. I cry when I am happy.”
“When I take up a project, I'm not foretold its fate... I don't know whether the film will shape up well or not.”
“My golden phase was unarguably between the 90s and 2000s.”
“Comedy is more an art of body language and gestures - it is more a performance of an artist than the lines given to him/her.”