Quotes by Jon Lovitz

About Jon Lovitz:

Jonathan Michael is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.
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Sometimes the best way to make 'em laugh is to show 'em how you honestly feel.

Jon Lovitz

I really didn't want to leave the show, but I got a chance to do a movie, which meant I would have had to miss two shows, and at the time Lorne had a policy where you can't miss shows, so I left.

Jon Lovitz

You're in front of an audience, but you're playing for a camera. There's this huge adrenaline rush, because you know that besides the audience in the studio, there are millions of people watching at home.

Jon Lovitz

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

Jon Lovitz

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.

Jon Lovitz

But Opera Man, I go, 'Oh, crap! Why didn't I think of that?' Because I could sing fake opera pretty good.

Jon Lovitz

At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.

Jon Lovitz

It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good.

Jon Lovitz

You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.

Jon Lovitz

You want everyone to be great and funny. I'm not saying I'm great, but I'm funny.

Jon Lovitz

I like getting up in front of an audience. It's fun when you go to a baseball game and the crowd is cheering you. I can't deny it. And it's very funny, too. Sometimes you're shy; you go somewhere and everyone's looking at you, so you feel a little se...

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I would say if you are having a tough time in your life, then going to a club and getting laughs, it does make you feel better for that hour and a half show. It gets your mind off of it.

Jon Lovitz

I do see your point, but to me, I'm just a mouse compared to the President of the United States.

Jon Lovitz

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes.

Jon Lovitz

I had done plays in high school. It was something I always wanted to do since I was little. I was a drama major at UC-Irvine.

Jon Lovitz

I don't want to talk about myself, that's for other people to say, so I'm not saying I was so talented.

Jon Lovitz

I agreed with everything he was saying when he ran for president. I was listening to what he said. I go, this guy thinks like me and I agree with him. Now he's changing. All he keeps saying is millionaires and billionaires don't pay their fair share ...

Jon Lovitz

Some people, they got housing loans, and I think they're responsible for taking a loan they didn't qualify for?

Jon Lovitz

First of all, this whole idea of this one percent versus the 99 percent, it's a false statistic. There's nobody that is wealthy saying, let's go get the people that aren't. First of all, there's no versus. He's creating a false class warfare in a cou...

Jon Lovitz

I grew up very nice. But after college, my father said you're on you own. So I was dead broke for years. So I know what it's - I lived on 600 dollars a month for six years. I know what it's like to be dead broke. I feel bad for people who are struggl...

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Author Bio

  • NameJon Lovitz
  • Descriptionactor from the United States
  • BornJune 12, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer;