A biography for Soupy Saleshasn’t been written yet.
“One thing I love about Detroit is that in the wintertime, they have a great device for removing snow. It's called July.”
“I've always been a big fan of pie.”
“It doesn't seem like it, but I would never do anything that wasn't prepared or planned. You have to be the most disciplined performer to make it seem undisciplined.”
“If a man falls down and gets up, it's funny. If he falls down and doesn't get up it's not funny.”
“It's nice to be a part of somebody's life.”
“You should not throw a pie that's in a pan.”
“I don't want to retire. I just want to live comfortably and go first class.”
“I'll probably be remembered for the pies, and that's all right. That's fine and dandy. I'm flattered.”
“Nobody ever retires in our business. You might not work as much, but who's going to turn down a great part working all the time?”
“It's a great feeling to know you've been an influence on people.”
“Listen, whatever turns you on, that's what you watch. But I don't think that when all is said and done, anybody's going to remember most shows for contributing anything to anybody.”
“If someone throws a pie at you, it's gotta stick. It's gotta be gooey. So you use a whipped cream pie. And if it's shaving cream, you can wipe it off. I can clean up in 14 seconds.”
“Pie throwing is always a very funny incident. For a few seconds it takes away the dignity of authority. It's a thing a person can do without hurting another person to relieve tension.”
“When I was doing my show in the '60s, the PTA objected because it thought I was saying 'dese, dem and dose' instead of 'these, them and those,' which was ridiculous.”
“The more you can make a performance seem spontaneous, the better an entertainer you are.”
“Show me a judge that knits and I'll show you a gavel that'll unravel.”
“I've lived in L.A., Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati but New York is the best.”
“I try to get out and do one summer stock show a year.”
“The parents thought I was nuts, but the kids loved the craziness.”
“When I started out, I was an Innovator of children's programs, and I always felt that my shows were In the best of taste because I never did anything that I wouldn't have wanted my family to see.”