Madeline Kahn quotes

I can't even really tell a joke. I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work but it ain't easy. (Madeline Kahn)
I don't like to be my own audience, I find that being my own audience, being in the audience, makes me self-conscious, basically. So I tune in sometimes, with the sound off, to check it out and I back up to it. In the future I will look at it when some time has passed. View quote
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Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex. View quote
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What's wrong with musicals now is all the gifted men who've died of AIDS-who would otherwise be here today creating great theater. View quote
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Me, as myself, I don't think I'm particularly funny. But I've noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when I was little, really bothered me. View quote
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How can I believably be a dumb blonde. I'm the furthest thing from it. I am intelligent. I don't mean I have a great IQ. I just mean there's always an intelligence present in what I do. View quote
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Fun is carefree. I am not carefree. View quote
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Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment. View quote
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In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played. View quote
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She is one of the most talented people that ever lived. I mean, either in stand-up comedy, or acting, or whatever you want, you can't beat Madeline Kahn. View quote
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Mel is sensual with me. He treats me like an uncle - a dirty uncle. He's an earthy man and very moral underneath. He has traditional values. (Madeline Kahn)
My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions. View quote
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From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant, and it may not make me laugh a bit. But I don't mind inventing a portrait that allows others to laugh if that's what they want to do. View quote
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