Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OCwas a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 February 1926
CityRegina, Canada
CountryCanada
loss laughing matter
Are you having problems hearing? If so, those around you already know it. Hearing loss is no laughing matter, so don't be a punchline.
golf letters reason
The reason they call if 'golf' is that all the other 4 letter words were used up.
basketball sex play
I like my sex the way I play basketball, one on one with as little dribbling as possible.
laughing comedian style
The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.
men way blind
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through.
integrity faces sometimes
Sometimes integrity is a punch in the face.
sports scotland
Any sport that comes from Scotland is good!
golf play firsts
Those who the gods seek to destroy first, learn how to play golf.
animal play feet
I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, you know, and I could wrestle with him a little bit, but there's no way you can even wrestle a honey bear, let alone a grizzly bear that's standing ten feet to eleven feet tall! Can you imagine? But it was fascinating to work that close to that kind of animal.
moving years world
I'm afraid if I don't keep moving, they're going to catch me ... I am 81 years old and I want to see what's around the corner, and I don't see any reason in the world not to keep working. But I am starting to value my down time a great deal because I am realizing there might be other things to do that I am overlooking.
comedy kind outrageous
I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.
call-me
Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!
character insecure intelligent
I had always functioned with dignity, wanting to appear intelligent, macho, never vulnerable or insecure. But now I realize that... a part of these comic characters is a fundamental part of me too.
dream doors police
I used to have this dream that somebody was knocking at my door. I'd say 'Who is it?' and they'd answer 'Police.' I'd open the door and they would say to me, 'Pack your bags. We realized you have no talent.