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Shelley Berman Quotes

As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.

Shelley Berman

As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.

Tags: anger, culture, privacy

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

Shelley Berman

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

Tags: health, love, money, problems

About Author
Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer.
He was awarded three gold records for his comedy albums and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. In 2008 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Larry David's father on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Berman taught humor writing at the University of Southern California for more than 20 years.

I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.

Shelley Berman

I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.

Tags: humor, i am, writing, professional

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.

Shelley Berman

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.

Tags: smile, having fun, fun, know