Larry David

Larry David

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An American comedian, writer and actor active since the 1940s, Larry David has long been a source of memorable observations. Beyond his dry wit, portrayals of awkward social situations, and brutally honest takes on everyday life, Larry David proved equally skilled at capturing ideas in a sentence or two. Our collection holds 25 quotes from Larry David, each offering a different angle on Funny, Home, Change, Women, and Money. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "Even back then, I exuded self-confidence, and that drives women crazy."

“The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.”

— Larry David

Mom

All Quotes by Larry David

“The lunch in a normal American restaurant is very problematic for me. I don't like to have hot food for lunch.”

— Larry David

Food

“I think we're all good and bad, but good's not funny. Bad is funny. Suppress the good and let the bad out, and then you can be funny.”

— Larry David

Funny

“There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.”

— Larry David

Funny

“The only change I can really see is that I don't have to shop for pants in stores anymore.”

— Larry David

Change

“The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.”

— Larry David

Mom

“I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.”

— Larry David

Money

“Every relationship is just so tenuous and precarious.”

— Larry David

Relationship

“Once I know people know who I am, it gives me a lot of licence and freedom to behave in ways I wouldn't normally.”

— Larry David

Freedom

“If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny.”

— Larry David

Funny

“When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom.”

— Larry David

Freedom

“It began to dawn on me that perhaps my country needed me more at home than overseas.”

— Larry David

Home

“I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War.”

— Larry David

War

“I still think of that guy I was without a wife or kids, and I still want to entertain that guy. The lonely guy, the frustrated guy, the guy with no money - this is the guy who needs to laugh.”

— Larry David

Money

“There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.”

— Larry David

Home

“Obviously comedic styles do change.”

— Larry David

Change

“Sometimes I have these fantasies of just moving to a foreign country and coming back with a full head of hair. Or not even come back! Make a new life there with hair... Change my name, just see what happens.”

— Larry David

Change

“Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!”

— Larry David

Home

“Women love a self-confident bald man.”

— Larry David

Women

“I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've still got it.'”

— Larry David

Birthday

“You have to discover when you're inadequate to be funny and you don't know you're inadequate when you're a kid.”

— Larry David

Funny