Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host noted for her often controversial comedic persona—where she was alternately self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
I've learned you don't always listen to your agents and managers. Sometimes they know nothing.
I'm a New York girl. I come out of New York theater.
I am a huge 'Downton Abbey' fan - huge!
Fat jokes aren't relevant, but they're hilarious when you find them.
My career is as an actress. I am an actress playing a comedienne.
I've always been salaried; I've never owned anything. I've done very well, lived very well.
hour revived unless
I would not want to live if I could not perform. It's in my will. I am not to be revived unless I can do an hour of stand-up.
hard love work
I will work as hard as I do because I love it.
gotta interview nuremberg
You've gotta understand - when you interview someone, it's not an interrogation. It's not the Nuremberg Trials.
Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore.
god great
It's like, God, I'm in my 80s. Nobody, when I die, is going to say, 'How young?' They're going to say she had a great ride.
mad yell
I just get such a connection from an audience. You play with them. I get mad at them. I yell at them. They yell at me. It's just fun.
upsets
What makes me laugh is, of course, the absurd, the horror - anything that upsets me.
You can find my book at your favorite bookstore, and if it isn't there, find a new favorite.