Andy Kaufman

Anti-comedian, performance artist

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Sayings by Andy Kaufman

I never told a joke in my life.

1977 — Interview on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder
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I just want to entertain people. That's my whole life, to just entertain people. I'm an entertainer.

1982 — Interview with David Letterman on Late Night
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I like to create my own reality.

1978 (approx) — Interview for a college newspaper
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I'm not trying to be a comedian, I'm trying to be a performance artist.

1979 (approx) — Interview with a local TV station
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I want to do a show that's so real, it's scary.

1980 (approx) — Documented conversation with Bob Zmuda
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I love playing against people's expectations.

1981 (approx) — Interview with a journalist
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The world is my stage.

Throughout his career — Often attributed, exact source hard to pinpoint but widely quoted by him and about him.
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I don't think I'm crazy. I think I'm just different.

1982 (approx) — Interview with a TV host
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I like to mess with people's heads.

Early 1980s — Documented conversation with friends/colleagues.
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I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to entertain.

Throughout his career — Often said in character or in interviews discussing his characters.
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I'm a song and dance man.

1970s-1980s — Frequently used phrase, especially in his early career and during performances.
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I consider myself a very serious performer.

1977 — Interview on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder
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I want to confuse people.

Late 1970s — Documented conversation about his performance style.
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I'm the ultimate outsider.

Early 1980s — Interview or statement to a journalist.
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I like to stretch the boundaries of what's acceptable.

Early 1980s — Documented conversation with friends/colleagues.
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I'm not dead.

Often stated humorously in his later career, and retrospectively. — Often joked about by him, and a central theme of the conspiracy theories surrounding his death.
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I want to live in a world where everything is a game.

Early 1980s — Documented conversation with friends/colleagues.
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I'm not a comic. I would never say that. I'm a performer.

Late 1970s — Interview with a TV show host.
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I enjoy making people feel uncomfortable.

Early 1980s — Documented conversation with friends/colleagues.
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I like to break the fourth wall.

Throughout his career — Discussion of his performance style.
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