11 Quotes & Sayings By Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling was born on October 31, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York. He is an American comedian, actor, writer and television director. He is best known as one of the most successful stand-up comics of all time (he has sold over 10 million records), for his role as the lead character in the TV show It's Garry Shandling's Show, and for his five Emmy Awards for writing for The Larry Sanders Show. Shandling was the only child of Shirley Shandling, a homemaker, and Bernard Shandling, a tailor Read more

His family is Jewish.

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Humor is a wonderful way to deal with our suffering because if we can laugh at our troubles, we can feel better. Thich Nhat Hanh is a special man who has helped millions with their suffering with incredible technique. But he doesn't know real suffering, because he has not dated as much as I have. Garry Shandling
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I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large. Garry Shandling
3
That's what we were exploring on 'Larry Sanders' - the human qualities that have brought us to where we are now in the world: the addiction to needing more and wanting more and talking more. We were examining the labels put on success - is it successful to be on TV every day, to be famous, to have a paycheck? Garry Shandling
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But I really like hosting, I think it's a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I'm funny behind the desk when interviewing someone. Garry Shandling
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There's a good chance that if you're talking to me when I'm snoring, it means I'm bored. Garry Shandling
6
Here's the thing - I'm single, I haven't been married, I don't have kids yet. If I do have kids I would be interested to see them in my life, so here's a movie for kids and I'm in there and I'm supposed to be kind of funny for kids. Garry Shandling
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To be thrown onto the stand-up stage is an experience that you cannot fathom until you're actually there, because there's no place to go, and everyone is looking at you and you can't even see them because of the lights. And yet you have to manage to start talking and be funny on top of it. Garry Shandling
8
I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it. Garry Shandling
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Which is, I'm an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship. Garry Shandling
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Women need to know that not all guys are going to hurt them the way that the guy did before they started dating me. I know guys I wouldn't go out with. Garry Shandling