Buddy Hackett Quotes

Buddy Hackett — American Comedian born on August 31, 1924, died on June 30, 2003

Buddy Hackett was an American comedian and actor. His best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man , Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World , Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug , and Scuttle in The Little Mermaid ... (wikipedia)

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.

You want to know what makes me tick, I'll tell you what makes me tick. I was a boy growing up in Brooklyn; I read a two-penny magazine called 'The Hawk's Nest.' Nobody entered that nest that didn't leave a little richer and a little wiser. And that 11-year-old boy said, 'Isn't that a wonderful thing.' And that's all there is to it.

I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question. It was a gift from God.

Golf is more fun than walking naked in a strange place, but not much.