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 guess I still feel that I'm a comedian; if I had to pick one thing that I feel like I could do, it would be that. That doesn't mean that I like it, but I feel that's what I am.

Larry David

You know, I'm really not that bright.

Larry David

Most people think I'm immodest.

Larry David

Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.

Larry David

I just feed off the energy of the audience.

Larry David

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

Larry David

You write about what you know.

Larry David

I had a job as a paralegal. I drove a cab.

Larry David

I can't stand reading anything that I've said.

Larry David

If I was going onstage, of course I would talk about it. How could I not?

Larry David

Well, I always think the worst things are going to happen here, because I'm - basically inside, I'm a bad person, and so the bad kind of takes over.

Larry David

I think that for the most part, when I started doing comedy, it had become very commercialized.

Larry David

Millions of people are married. I've never picked up a paper and seen a headline that says, Man Gets Married!

Larry David

Woody Allen likes to do a lot of master shots. He likes to get the whole thing in one take, and so you could be going along doing a scene, and then the next to last line, all of a sudden, you stumble, and you have to go back to first base.

Larry David

The lunch in a normal American restaurant is very problematic for me. I don't like to have hot food for lunch.

Larry David

When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom.

Larry David

Once I know people know who I am, it gives me a lot of licence and freedom to behave in ways I wouldn't normally.

Larry David

Sometimes I have these fantasies of just moving to a foreign country and coming back with a full head of hair. Or not even come back! Make a new life there with hair... Change my name, just see what happens.

Larry David

Obviously comedic styles do change.

Larry David

The only change I can really see is that I don't have to shop for pants in stores anymore.

Larry David

Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!

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