Quotes of Jester - somelinesforyou

“ My girlfriend sleeps in a queen-sized bed and I sleep in a court jester-sized bed. ”

- Steven Wright

“ Jesters do oft prove prophets. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Just because you can laugh doesn't mean you can't tell the truth. Truth is often the jester. ”

- Unknown

“ Buffoons, buffoons! One can play any tune on them! ”

- Luigi Pirandello

“ It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs. ”

- Hank Azaria

“ Comedians haven't improved. Nothing has improved but taxes. ”

- Will Rogers

“ We're comic. We're all comics. We live in a comic time. And the worse it gets the more comic we are. ”

- William Gaddis

“ I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly. ”

- Ian Mckellen

“ Comedians are really writers who don't have pens and pencils about them, but they riff. ”

- Carl Reiner

“ Rick' is its own piece, but yet it is this curious reflection on the cave wall of 'Rigoletto.' And 'Rigoletto' was an adaptation of a previous play by Victor Hugo. To me it's always a surprise how modern 'Rigoletto' is because of the ambiguities: Rigoletto is a jester, he's compromised, but he's also charismatic and interesting… ”

- Bill Pullman
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