Ed Wynn quotes – quotations from the great clown Ed Wynn – star of vaudeville, radio, movies, and television
- A comedian says funny things. A comic says things funny.
- Wasn’t it Whistler who said that a great painter was one who could hide the effort which he put into his work? The same thing goes for gags. It often takes hours to think up something that is said in seconds.
- “I’ll be back in a flash with more trash.” – his famous exit line
- “I can’t give you a definition [of humor]. It is too subtle to be pinned down. I can say that it differs from wit, which exaggerates the truth, while humor presents the truth in an original way.”
- I’ve found a formula for avoiding these exaggerated fears of age; you take care of every day – let the calendar take care of the years.
- What this five-cent cigar needs is a good country.
