Leslie Nielsen Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“It was a boy's name first.”

“Yes, it's true, I've been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare.”

“I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.”

“I wore that same shirt yesterday playing golf. There goes the Nike account.”

“I've always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly my two brothers and myself, when my father was upset with something you'd want to make sure in some way you made him laugh. Because when he didn't laugh, you were in trouble!”

“Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!”

“It's not really that I've been an advocate for hearing aids for a long time, it's just that I've been losing my hearing for a long time! So it's actually very important for me because I'm actually hearing impaired and I simply want to hear better!”

“The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.”

“There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in.”

“I've finally found my home - as Lt. Frank Drebin.”