Fanny Brice Quotes

Fanny Brice — American Comedian born on October 29, 1891, died on May 29, 1951

Fanny Brice was a popular and influential American illustrated song model, comedian, singer, and theater and film actress who made many stage, radio and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series The Baby Snooks Show. Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation, for which Streisand won an Oscar... (wikipedia)

Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn't get serious with people. They don't expect it from you, and they don't want to see it. You're not entitled to be serious, you're a clown.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?

Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.