Quotes by Joan Rivers

About Joan Rivers:

Joan Alexandra Molinsky was an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and television host noted for her often controversial comedic persona—where she was alternately self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians.
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Everyone forgets comedians are actors. There's no question about it. A Robin Williams cannot say the same line every night for 40 weeks and make it sound fresh unless he's doing an acting job.

Joan Rivers

I am never honored. My career is hilarious to me. I am either under the radar or over the radar.

Joan Rivers

I live very well, but I support a lot of relatives.

Joan Rivers

I'm always shocked when I get an invitation. People are always shocked when they see me at a party.

Joan Rivers

Every television show you go on is a choice.

Joan Rivers

I think any celebrity that adopts a child from a third world country is a fool.

Joan Rivers

You can find my book at your favorite bookstore, and if it isn't there, find a new favorite.

Joan Rivers

I adore my apartment in New York. It was a ballroom that I remade, so it's like a loft but done by Louis the Fifteenth.

Joan Rivers

I was not an attractive child. When I didn't use my Girl Scouts uniform as a uniform, I used it as a tent.

Joan Rivers

I think I was the third person in the world to get a Kindle, and I hated it from the minute I got it.

Joan Rivers

I was not an attractive child.

Joan Rivers

Put me up against Sarah Silverman and I could take her.

Joan Rivers

I could be the Greta Garbo of comedy, very secluded, but Garbo had a man who was beyond rich to support her.

Joan Rivers

I am a huge 'Downton Abbey' fan - huge!

Joan Rivers

Comedy is a very rough beat. It's no holds barred, as it should be.

Joan Rivers

What makes me laugh is, of course, the absurd, the horror - anything that upsets me.

Joan Rivers

I hate reality shows that are not reality.

Joan Rivers

If you're saying the same line 10 times and making it look like you just came up with it, that's acting.

Joan Rivers

I was a Brownie Scout mother.

Joan Rivers

It's feast or famine in showbiz.

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I've learned you don't always listen to your agents and managers. Sometimes they know nothing.

Joan Rivers

Author Bio

  • NameJoan Rivers
  • DescriptionAmerican stand-up comedienne
  • AliasesJoan Alexandra Molinsky
  • BornJune 8, 1933
  • DiedSeptember 4, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComedian; Actor; Television Presenter; Film Director; Screenwriter; Writer
  • AwardsDaytime Emmy Award For Outstanding Talk Show Host; Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame