47 Quotes by Andy Kaufman

I see the world as an illusion, and we shouldn't take ourselves so seriously

The critics try to intellectualize my materiel. There's no satire involved. Satire is a concept that can only be understood by adults. My stuff is straight, for people of all ages.

I see the world as an illusion, and we shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously.

There’s no way to describe what I do. It’s just me.

I just want real reactions. I want people to laugh from the gut, be sad from the gut – or get angry from the gut.

The critics try to intellectualize my material. There’s no satire involved. Satire is a concept that can only be understood by adults. My stuff is straight, for people of all ages.

If I play my cards right, I could bring network wrestling back to TV. Unfortunately, to most people, wrestling is a laughingstock. But fortunately, I’m reaching people who otherwise wouldn’t watch it.

What’s real? What’s not? That’s what I do in my act, test how other people deal with reality.

That was part of the whole original concept. We were thinking, it’s off-season, let’s do a really fun, local-oriented event, raise money for good causes and bring some music to the valley.