Andy Kaufman

It's not that I was crazy. It's just that I was sad at times because the world was sad at times. When I would perform, it wasn't sad anymore. ”

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. ”

While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that there was a camera in the wall. And I used to really believe that I was putting on a television show and that it was going out to somewhere in the world. ”

The more they hate you, the better you're doing. ”

I thought Doodyville was inside of the television. You know, like, if television was this box - and if I went inside the box that was a television, I'd be in Doodyville. ”

I never told a joke in my life. ”

I'm just singing a song, and if people want to laugh, that's their business. ”

Every time my manager approached big network executives or even cable, they told him I was too dangerous. They couldn't trust me. ”

My mother sent me to psychiatrists since the age of four because she didn't think little boys should be sad. When my brother was born, I stared out the window for days. Can you imagine that? ”

When I perform, it's very personal. I'm sharing things I like, inviting the audience into my room. ”