Andy Kaufman
Anti-comedian, performance artist
Sayings by Andy Kaufman
I don’t have a personality. I just have characters.
I don’t believe in reality. I believe in illusion.
I don’t like to be funny. I like to be confusing.
I don’t believe in making people laugh. I believe in making them think.
I don’t believe in telling jokes. I believe in telling stories.
I don’t believe in making people happy. I believe in making them uncomfortable.
I want to do what I want to do. And I want to do it the way I want to do it.
I'm not a comedian. I'm a song and dance man.
My whole life is a joke.
I love to play games with people's heads.
I want to confuse people. I want to make them think.
I'm a performance artist. I'm just using different vehicles.
I've never been interested in pleasing an audience. I'm interested in challenging them.
I want to blur the line between reality and illusion.
I'm not trying to be liked. I'm trying to be interesting.
I thrive on people's confusion.
My goal is to make people question what they're seeing.
I'm not here to entertain you. I'm here to experience something with you.
I don't care if people laugh or not. I just want them to feel something.
I've always been drawn to the absurd.