Dorothy Parker Quotes

People ask how far I've gone in life. About 20 miles.

What's so brave about being bald? I've not fought for my country or found the cure for cancer - I've just gone out without my hat on!

I like to keep things classic, not lavish or blinged out. I don't even say that word. The last thing I want to be is over the top.

Sometimes, I find that just the simplest, cleanest things that are intelligently performed are funniest to me.

I've always gone for the more understated look.

You know, I've never thought of myself as a comedian.

I don't find myself interesting as a person and the details I find boring, quite frankly. You could sum it up in a few words or sentences really: came from nothing. Self-educated. Luck. Energy. Curiosity. Ambition. That's it. Nothing at all can illuminate the work as far as I can tell.

Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase.

I'm severely overrated. I'm just above a hack. That should be the name of my new DVD: 'Chris Rock: Slightly Above Hack'.

Some sarcasm is best told simply.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny.

I like very minimal stuff. I'm a tomboy at heart - and in body!

My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep.

I'm not a materialistic person.

Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.

I started out with nothing. I still have most of it.

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.

I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.

I am a woman of simple tastes.

I'm not a big car person. I'm not into lots of fancy things.

Don't watch a lot of television, don't listen to a lot of music. God. What have I been doing with all my time? I'm a bore.

I don't like flashy things.

Those who know me know I'm not a person who has a flashy lifestyle.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.