Quotes by Larry David

About Larry David:

Lawrence Gene is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He was the co-creator, with Jerry Seinfeld, of the television series Seinfeld, and was its head writer and executive producer from 1989 to 1996. David has subsequently gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, also created by David, in which he stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.
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I don't write shows with dialogue where actors have to memorize dialogue. I write the scenes where we know everything that's going to happen. There's an outline of about seven or eight pages, and then we improvise it.

Larry David

There's nothing that reflects me. I'm unreflectable!

Larry David

My background is degradation and sloth, mostly.

Larry David

Perhaps I have a wider range than I'd given myself credit for.

Larry David

Sure, being a reservist wasn't as glamorous, but I was the one who had to look at myself in the mirror.

Larry David

I learned the first night that IHOP's not the place to order fish.

Larry David

Even though the National Guard and Army Reserve see combat today, it rankles me that people assume it was some kind of waltz in the park back then.

Larry David

I never thought for a second that anything I ever did was going to make someone cringe. That never occurred to me.

Larry David

I think Michael Moore is a hero.

Larry David

OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.

Larry David

If I wasn't a golfer, I would still be miserable - but not as miserable.

Larry David

And eventually as I kept writing it, something emerged that was not quite me but a version of me.

Larry David

At first, I didn't realize it was gonna be a character. I just thought I was gonna be doing me.

Larry David

I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.

Larry David

It's that I wasn't suited to do the kind of comedy that these people were coming to hear - mainstream comedy.

Larry David

I have reservations about everything I do.

Larry David

I'm one of the idiots that negotiates after I write.

Larry David

I don't really know much about TV and what people want to see. I'm not that well-informed about it.

Larry David

Let's not forget, I got divorced.

Larry David

I'm still driving a Prius, yeah.

Larry David

Until I started doing standup, there were some very bleak days.

Larry David

Author Bio

  • NameLarry David
  • DescriptionAmerican stand-up comedian
  • AliasesLawrence Gene David
  • BornJuly 2, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Director; Television Director; Film Producer; Television Producer; Screenwriter; Author; Voice Actor; Comedian
  • AwardsWriters Guild Of America Award