My humor is channeling everything through my brain. For example, when I talk about something, it’s how Richard Lewis feels about it. I’m a storyteller. I do a lot of free association. Richard Lewis Read Quote
My family – it wasn’t an abusive family – they meant well, but they were in their own world. Richard Lewis Read Quote
I was 23, and all sorts of people were coming in and out and watching me, like Steve Allen and Bette Midler. David Brenner certainly took me under his wing. To drive home to my little dump in New Jersey often knowing that Steve Allen said, ‘You got it’ – that validation kept me going in a big, big way. Richard Lewis Read Quote
When you do something in the moment, it may just be for that stage, that audience, that head space that you’re in. Richard Lewis Read Quote
I certainly wouldn’t be a dental hygienist – they should get the Medal of Honor just to look at people’s gums. Richard Lewis Read Quote
I was way more comfortable in front of strangers than I was in front of relatives. So when they would laugh at my dysfunctions or my anxiety, I felt less alone, and I still do it for the same reason. Richard Lewis Read Quote
I’m psyched-up when I do radio. I can reach hundreds of thousands of people in a market. And way psyched-up when I’m on television. For people not to take it seriously is foolish. Richard Lewis Read Quote
There’s a thin line between narcissism, even if it’s a healthy narcissism, and entertainment. Richard Lewis Read Quote
