Quotes from Paul Lynde

If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.

My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that.

Women are my best friends, my best audience. If I look out from the stage and see a lot of men, I know I'm in trouble

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.

I was obsessed with being rich and famous.

Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.

I often go on a liquid fast a couple of days a week. I never take just water. Instead, I'll have maybe six glasses of vegetable and fruit juices a day.

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed with people who said they were broke when they had five dollars.

My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business.

Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.

I cant stand those food cult people who bring their own food into the house. All those little thermoses and paper bags-it makes the other guests uncomfortable.

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.

I can't even get three weeks off to have cosmetic surgery.

If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.

Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!

I wish I had the nerve not to tip.

I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me.

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.

I was obsessed with being rich and famous.

Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.

Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics.

My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that.

The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt.

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.