241 Quotes by Larry David

Zero, zero belief in myself. And it’s changed somewhat, but there’s still a lot of that in me.

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.

There’s a sense of spontaneity, and no emphasis on jokes in this show. People generally talk the way they talk in life if you were in this particular situation.

It’s always good to take something that’s happened in your life and make something of it comedically.

I tell people that I’ve now done one decent thing in my life. Albeit inadvertently.

Hear the birds? Sometimes I like to pretend that I’m deaf and I try to imagine what it’s like not to be able to hear them. It’s not that bad.

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.

I defy anyone to produce any evidence that the word ‘happy’ has ever crossed my lips. I am not now, nor have I ever been, ‘happy.’

Anytime I’m involved with anything that’s well-received, it’s a surprise to me.