Letterman Quotes

1. "Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame."
Author: Al Gore

2. "Letterman, despite whatever idiotic (or worse?) things he may have done with women on his staff, was wise enough to realize that silence isn't permanent and peace of mind can't be bought."
Author: Alafair Burke

3. "I watch Letterman. Once in a while, on the odd night, I'll catch the Food Network and watch 'Ace of Cakes,' which I'm kind of obsessed with."
Author: Amanda Righetti

4. "I'm a big Letterman fan."
Author: Andy Samberg

5. "At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I wanted to do this so badly. Then when I got a tiny bit of success, I was petrified that I was going to lose it."
Author: Ben Schwartz

6. "Many of the network television shows have done takeoffs on 'Family Circus,' including 'David Letterman,' 'Friends,' 'Roseanne,' and others, and, in my estimation the use of them is a compliment to the popularity of the feature, which just by mentioning it's name sets up the image of a warm, loving family-type feature."
Author: Bil Keane

7. "Smiled like a homecoming queen, Pit Bull Terrier with a new collar, actress on the Letterman show."
Author: Dennis Vickers

8. "I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I always shoot for the moon."
Author: Eddie Trunk

9. "Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials."
Author: Evan Bayh

10. "In that sense, when a Bush or a Gore, or whomever, goes on David Letterman, that's the news, too."
Author: Frank Rich

11. "David Letterman is the best late-night talk show host right now, hands down, and has been since he first took the desk."
Author: George Lopez

12. "They call each other `E.' Elvis pickswildflowers near the river and bringsthem to Emily. She explains half-rhymes to him.In heaven Emily wears her hair long, sportsLevis and western blouses with rhinestones.Elvis is lean again, wears baggy trousersand T-shirts, a letterman's jacket from Tupelo High.They take long walks and often hold hands.She prefers they remain just friends. Forever.Emily's poems now contain naugahyde, Cadillacs,Electricity, jets, TV, Little Richard and RichardNixon. The rock-a-billy rhythm makes her smile.Elvis likes himself with style. This afternoonhe will play guitar and sing "I Taste A LiquorNever Brewed" to the tune of "Love Me Tender."Emily will clap and harmonize. Alonein their cabins later, they'll listen to the riverand nap. They will not think of Amherstor Las Vegas. They know why God made themroommates. It's because Americawas their hometown. It's becauseGod is a thing withoutfeathers. It's becauseGod wears blue suede shoes."
Author: Hans Ostrom

13. "Back in high school, I started a gang called "The Illiterates." To easily identify fellow gang members, we all wore letterman jackets."
Author: Jarod Kintz

14. "On Letterman and Leno, it always bothers me when they go outside the studio and it's daytime."
Author: Jimmy Kimmel

15. "CBS is proud to have been the home of David Letterman since 1993. He is truly one of the great talents of our time, and we hope things work out."
Author: Leslie Moonves

16. "Going on Letterman is like going off the high dive. It's exhilarating, but after a while it wasn't the kind of thrill I enjoyed."
Author: Lynda Barry

17. "Born at Letterman Army Hospital. I never actually lived in San Francisco. It's not my home town, but then, I don't have one. I'm a nomad...a gypsy...an Army Brat. Put me on an airplane, send me anywhere. That's where I belong...anywhere."
Author: Marc Curtis

18. "I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch."
Author: Rosie Perez

19. "I grew up loving David Letterman and Pee-wee Herman, but as far as live performance comedy, all I knew were the Jerry Seinfeld-type comedians of the world, and that's what I thought live performance comedy was all about."
Author: Scott Aukerman

20. "I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking."
Author: Teri Garr

21. "I was a huge David Letterman fan, even going back to when he was on NBC. My parents would only let me watch a half hour of television a day, so I would record Letterman the night before and then watch it when I came home from school. That's what made me want to do a T.V. show."
Author: Trevor Moore

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