"I'm an entertainer and I entertain people and they entertain me back by asking questions. And some of them I answer."

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Source : "Carl Reiner on writing a children's book, tweeting, and joking around with Mel Brooks". Interview with Katherine Brodsky, tv.avclub.com. June 23, 2015.

Carl Reiner

#Asking Questions Quotes #People Quotes #Answers Quotes

“Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.”
“It makes me feel like a very special person, that I'm able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day.”
“Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it's not about the solos they play, it's about the grooves they create.”
“American music culture is black culture.”
“Sing to me in the silence of your heart and I will rise up to hear your triumphant song.”
“I learned everything about fashion during my time at the 'NY Times.”
“I can't be anybody but myself.”
“We aren't suggesting that mental instability or unhappiness makes one a better poet, or a poet at all; and contrary to the romantic notion of the artist suffering for his or her work, we think these writers achieved brilliance in spite of their suffering, not because of it.”

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