I was always biting the hand that fed me. It was compulsive. Kennedy was very good to me, and I attacked him as soon as he was elected. I attacked him before he was elected. Mort Sahl Read Quote
There’s a great feeling of powerlessness in America. When I express ideas to people, they say, ‘That’s terrific, but do you think it really counts?’ Mort Sahl Read Quote
I dare say that if most comedians today, the gifted ones, were to sit down and write, they’d learn more about their craft. But what happens is they get out there before they learn what their viewpoint is, if any. Mort Sahl Read Quote
Too much comedy today is vulgar, not clever. I say that as a comedian and as a consumer. Mort Sahl Read Quote
I used to go to two movies every week for the Saturday matinee when I was a kid. Mort Sahl Read Quote
I didn’t think that anything is beyond humor – not profane humor, but a good, honest approach to humor. Mort Sahl Read Quote
People tell me there are a lot of guys like me, which doesn’t explain why I’m lonely. Mort Sahl Read Quote
I was a writer. I couldn’t sell anything, and the comedians were among the dumbest people I had ever met. They’d all say to me, ‘The average man won’t understand it.’ You know, they’re superior to the average man. Mort Sahl Read Quote
