Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
John Herbert "Jackie" Gleasonwas an American comedian, actor, and musician who developed a style and characters in his career from growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, exemplified by his character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. By filming the episodes with Electronicam, Gleason later could release the series in syndication, building its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 February 1916
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Modesty in an actor is as fake as passion in a call girl.
I have no use for humility. I am a fellow with an exceptional talent.
The worst thing you can do with money is save it.
I'm no alcoholic. I'm a drunkard. There's a difference. A drunkard doesn't like to go to meetings.
Obviously a deer on the fairway has seen you tee off before and knows that the safest place to be when you play is right down the middle.
The only thing better than one of my songs is one of my songs with a glass of scotch.
A lot of people say, 'Well, I like a challenge. 'I don`t like challenges. Life is tough enough without any challenges.
Does God have a sense of humor? He must have if He created us.
I have a 'Play The Melody' philosophy. It means don't over arrange, don't make life difficult. Just play the melody-and do it the simplest way possible.
Most wives think of their husbands as bumbling braggarts with whom they happen to be in love.
Sometimes the feeling that life is great just swells up inside you and fills you with joy.
Our dreams are firsthand creations, rather than residues of waking life. We have the capacity for infinite creativity; at least while dreaming, we partake of the power of the Spirit, the infinite Godhead that creates the cosmos.
One of these days... One of these days... Pow! Right in the kisser!
Drinking removes warts and pimples. Not from me. But from those I look at.