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PHYLLIS DILLER QUOTES II

I had to do something. I was so wrinkled, I could screw my hats on.

PHYLLIS DILLER, MDA Telethon, 2000

I've got a body that just won't start.

PHYLLIS DILLER, The Ed Sullivan Show, Oct. 5, 1969

I went into the dress department. I told the lady I was a medium. Well, she wanted me to contact her dead uncle Fred.

PHYLLIS DILLER, stand-up routine, 1978

My body's in such bad shape, I wear prescription underwear.

PHYLLIS DILLER, The Ed Sullivan Show, Oct. 5, 1969

Laughing is a wonderful thing. It's the most healthful thing you can do this side of walking.

PHYLLIS DILLER, interview, Archive of American Television

One night, I answered the door with a broom in my hand. A guy tried to sell me flight insurance.

PHYLLIS DILLER, MDA Telethon, 2000

An aspiring stand-up comic, male or female, should work whenever possible. Audience. What you need is an audience. You're gonna learn everything you need to know from the audience. When they laugh, you're a winner. When they don't laugh, you're a loser. So it's very simple.

PHYLLIS DILLER, interview, Archive of American Television

I finally had a ship tattooed on my chest. I wanted SOMETHING on it.

PHYLLIS DILLER, The Ed Sullivan Show, Oct. 5, 1969

With me, the most embarassing thing about [being] old are my grandchildren. They take me to the beach and they try to make words out of the veins in my legs. Little bastards.

PHYLLIS DILLER, MDA Telethon, 2000

I consider "working mother" the most hideous redundancy.

PHYLLIS DILLER, interview, Archive of American Television

Would you believe I once entered a beauty contest? I must have been out of my mind. I not only came in last, I got 361 get well cards.

PHYLLIS DILLER, The Ed Sullivan Show, Oct. 5, 1969


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