Quotes by Garry Shandling

About Garry Shandling:

Garry Emmanuel Shandling is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for his work in It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show.
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I actually think I'm more of a turtle than Verne is. Where Verne is up on two legs and moving at full speed and doesn't pull his head into the shell very often, I in reality was five or ten minutes later to every recording session.

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I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

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I've never had anyone put on a puppet show to convince me of anything. And I've done a lot of stuff. I don't know that I would put the puppets on when I was pitching a show. This was the head of the studio putting a puppet show on. And I'll tell you,...

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My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.

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Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive.

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I'm not a party guy. I don't carouse very much.

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I practice safe sex - I use an airbag.

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It's not the hair on your head that matters. It's the kind of hair you have inside.

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I like to talk on the cell when I do interviews. That way, I double my chances of getting brain cancer: from the cell phone, and from the questions.

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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?

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Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.

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I once saw an elaborate landscape in a gallery, drawn in pencil, that took my breath away. Then I realized the artist probably didn't have enough confidence to use a pen.

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I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know.

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I am pretty tenacious as a perfectionist in terms of getting something right.

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I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.

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I'd like to do more acting.

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Everyone at a party is uncomfortable. Knowing that makes me more comfortable.

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I am interested in how human beings react to crisis and conflict.

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Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.

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The only way I would go back to hosting would be if it were something entirely new. It would prevent me from wanting to host a standard-fare kind of talk show.

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I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest.

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Author Bio

  • NameGarry Shandling
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian
  • BornNovember 29, 1949
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter; Film Producer
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award