Larry David Quotes

United States, Actor
July 2, 1947

Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, playwright, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld, of which David was the head writer and executive producer from 1989 to 1996. David has subsequently gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he also created, in which he stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.

Also known as Film Director, Television Director, Film Producer, Television Producer, Screenwriter, Voice Actor, Comedian, Television Actor, Writer, Film Actor

Anything that's for free, people will take. They don't discriminate.

Larry David
- People
- Free
- Take
I guess I still feel that I'm a comedian; if I had to pick one thing that I feel like I could do, it would be that. That doesn't mean that I like it, but I feel that's what I am.

Larry David
- Feel
- Comedian

I can't stand reading anything that I've said.

Larry David
- Reading
- Said
- Stand
When I was living in New York and didn't have a penny to my name, I would walk around the streets and occasionally I would see an alcove or something. And I'd think, that'll be good, that'll be a good spot for me when I'm homeless.

Larry David
- Good
- New York
- Homeless
I think that for the most part, when I started doing comedy, it had become very commercialized.

Larry David
- Think
- Comedy
- Doing
The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.

Larry David
- Time
- Kids
- Single
Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.

Larry David
- Bad
- Stop
- Person
Whenever something good happens to me, it's usually followed by something terrible.

Larry David
- Good
- Me
- Terrible

There's nothing that reflects me. I'm unreflectable!

Larry David
- Me
- Nothing
- Reflects
There's a sense of spontaneity, and no emphasis on jokes in this show. People generally talk the way they talk in life if you were in this particular situation.

Larry David
- People
- Life
- Situation
Most of the time I'm thinking, I'm glad that scene was improvised.

Larry David
- Time
- Thinking
- Scene
I was planning on my future as a homeless person. I had a really good spot picked out.

Larry David
- Good
- Future
- Planning
It began to dawn on me that perhaps my country needed me more at home than overseas.

Larry David
- Country
- Home
- Me
You know, I'm really not that bright.

Larry David
- You
- Know
- Bright

I tell people that I've now done one decent thing in my life. Albeit inadvertently.

Larry David
- People
- Life
- Done
Let's not forget, I got divorced.

Larry David
- Forget
- Got
- Divorced
Perhaps I have a wider range than I'd given myself credit for.

Larry David
- Myself
- Given
- Credit
Most people are completely unaware of their breath. They violate your space, they have no idea that they have halitosis.

Larry David
- People
- Space
- Idea
I have no secrets.

Larry David
- Secrets
I think we're all good and bad, but good's not funny. Bad is funny. Suppress the good and let the bad out, and then you can be funny.

Larry David
- Good
- Bad
- Think

Golf and dating don't mix.

Larry David
- Golf
- Dating
- Mix
I think Michael Moore is a hero.

Larry David
- Think
- Hero
- Michael
I just feed off the energy of the audience.

Larry David
- Energy
- Audience
- Just
Actually I walk around with the Emmy wherever I go, but I'm very casual about it.

Larry David
- Very
- Walk
- Casual