Leslie Nielsen quotes
Born
11 February 1926 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Died
28 November 2010.
Occupation
Actor, comedian.
Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
I like that kind of ‘straight-faced’ comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.
– Leslie Nielsen
I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent.
– Leslie Nielsen
Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you’re finished.
– Leslie Nielsen
It doesn’t really matter where I go (Heaven or Hell). I’ll have plenty of friends in both places.
– Leslie Nielsen
One thing a person won’t do when he’s laughing is try to beat you up.
– Leslie Nielsen
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through.
– Leslie Nielsen
It’s been dawning on me slowly that for the past 35 years I have been cast against type, and I’m finally getting to do what I really wanted to do.
– Leslie Nielsen
The reason they call it ‘golf’ is that all the other 4 letter words were used up.
– Leslie Nielsen
I wore that same shirt yesterday playing golf. There goes the Nike account.
– Leslie Nielsen
I’m sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn’t that right, Mr… Poopy Pants?
– Leslie Nielsen
I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important.
– Leslie Nielsen
You know it’s very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the right time, and to not be able to hear your cues! I can’t tell you how many times I would’ve had to have said What? if I didn’t have my hearing aids. So my hearing aids are a life saver, and they allow me to practice my craft.
– Leslie Nielsen
Yes, it’s true, I’ve been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare.
– Leslie Nielsen
There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he’d have to wait until the thaw to turn him in.
– Leslie Nielsen
The reason there’s a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address.
– Leslie Nielsen
Shirley! Don’t call me Shirley!
– Leslie Nielsen
Like a midget at a urinal I was going to have to stay on my toes.
– Leslie Nielsen
The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you’re doing one thing. That is, you’re going to make the audience laugh.
– Leslie Nielsen
I’ve finally found my home – as Lt. Frank Drebin.
– Leslie Nielsen
Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts.
– Leslie Nielsen
It’s not really that I’ve been an advocate for hearing aids for a long time, it’s just that I’ve been losing my hearing for a long time! So it’s actually very important for me because I’m actually hearing impaired and I simply want to hear better!
– Leslie Nielsen
I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is ‘Star Trek.’ I like the trips, where it drops my mind off, because they give you a premise and all of a sudden, you say, ‘Oh!’ and I’m fascinated by it.
– Leslie Nielsen
There’s an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain’t looking.
– Leslie Nielsen
I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, you know, and I could wrestle with him a little bit, but there’s no way you can even wrestle a honey bear, let alone a grizzly bear that’s standing ten feet to eleven feet tall! Can you imagine? But it was fascinating to work that close to that kind of animal.
– Leslie Nielsen
I’ve always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly my two brothers and myself, when my father was upset with something you’d want to make sure in some way you made him laugh. Because when he didn’t laugh, you were in trouble!
– Leslie Nielsen
Are you having problems hearing? If so, those around you already know it. Hearing loss is no laughing matter, so don’t be a punchline.
– Leslie Nielsen