Quotes by Jerry Seinfeld

About Jerry Seinfeld:

Jerome Allen is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is known for playing a semifictional version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David. For its final two seasons, they were also co-executive producers.
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My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law.

Jerry Seinfeld

I don't want to hear the specials. If they're so special, put 'em on the menu.

Jerry Seinfeld

The Beatles created something that never trailed off. What a gift that was to their fans. If you're into the Beatles, you loved them from beginning to end.

Jerry Seinfeld

When someone does a small task beautifully, their whole environment is affected by it.

Jerry Seinfeld

You know, crankiness is at the essence of all comedy.

Jerry Seinfeld

You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That's how you know you're still alive.

Jerry Seinfeld

I wrote an article on a new Porsche for 'Automobile Magazine.' I knew the editor, and she asked me to write this article. So I'm more proud of that than anything.

Jerry Seinfeld

Forty to 60 I would say is your prime. That's when you know the most, you've seen the most, you understand the most, and you still have some physical energy.

Jerry Seinfeld

Crankiness is at the essence of all comedy. My wife and I were discussing the different types of cranky. There's entertaining cranky, annoying cranky, angry cranky.

Jerry Seinfeld

The worst way of flying, I think, is standby. It never works. That's why they call it standby. You end up standing there going, 'Bye!'

Jerry Seinfeld

The greatest thing about being a comedian is knowing other comedians. And you get to talk to them. Its the most fun.

Jerry Seinfeld

I'll tell you one thing, since I'm married, single people look absolutely ridiculous to me.

Jerry Seinfeld

To a guy like me, a laugh is full of information.

Jerry Seinfeld

We've fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.

Jerry Seinfeld

I prefer the old theaters because the audience is... trapped.

Jerry Seinfeld

You can be passionate about anything.

Jerry Seinfeld

A lot of times, you could play me just the laughs from my set, and I could tell you, from the laugh, what the joke was. Because they match.

Jerry Seinfeld

Stand-up is hard. Or to keep it at a certain level is hard: I have no writers but me.

Jerry Seinfeld

Forty is when you actually begin even deserving to be on stage telling people what you think.

Jerry Seinfeld

For me, it's a purity thing about the joke itself. It's a test of a joke whether or not you do it completely clean and it works. If it does, then that's a legitimate item you have there. For me, it's nothing to do with finding those words offensive. ...

Jerry Seinfeld

We sold 'Seinfeld' all over the world but it was a very specific kind of show. In some countries it went down really well, in others they hated it.

Jerry Seinfeld

Author Bio

  • NameJerry Seinfeld
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian and actor
  • AliasesJerome Allen Seinfeld
  • BornApril 29, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Comedian; Film Producer; Voice Actor; Writer
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award