“I was planning on my future as a homeless person. I had a really good spot picked out.”
Future
“I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.”
MoneyAll Quotes by Larry David
“Obviously comedic styles do change.”
Change“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.”
Money“It began to dawn on me that perhaps my country needed me more at home than overseas.”
Home“The lunch in a normal American restaurant is very problematic for me. I don't like to have hot food for lunch.”
Food“Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!”
Home“If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny.”
Funny“I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.”
Money“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.”
Change“You have to discover when you're inadequate to be funny and you don't know you're inadequate when you're a kid.”
Funny“The only change I can really see is that I don't have to shop for pants in stores anymore.”
Change“I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've still got it.'”
Birthday“There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.”
Funny“Every relationship is just so tenuous and precarious.”
Relationship“When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom.”
Freedom“Religion doesn't play any part in my life in terms of how I live my life. But I don't think I've ever gone through a day in my life without hearing someone say the word 'Jew' or saying it myself.”
Religion“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.”
Freedom“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.”
Funny“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.”
Home“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.”
Mom