206 Quotes by Dick Cavett

Janis was so exuberant, ... In a way it's sad to see her so happy.

I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction is from another.

That was a real contribution to television, ... It was pointed out to me after the show by a terribly distressed gentleman. He checked everything. It's as if he checked the lyrics for 'Tea for Two' and failed to check that. I don't know if they had lyrics with them, but he didn't hear it.

I get a kick out of people saying I was funny.

Well, it saved her a lot of muddy shoes,

I know what it feels like to be a gun lover.

We were doing shows five days a week, so I assigned a guy to pick out the good stuff, ... We lost some shows, but saved hundreds.

Anyone working in the media can tell you that there seems to be an always-ready-to-explode segment of the populace for whom offense is a fate worse than anything imaginable. You'd think offense is one of the most calamitous things that could happen to a human being; right up there with the loss of a limb, or just missing a parking space.

Don't you wish you could have been a little older and kept a diary of all those meetings?