A Quote by Red Buttons

E.T., who said to Phyllis Diller, You look weird. Never got a dinner!

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Dinner Got Look Never Said Weird

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Red Buttons
American - Comedian
February 5, 1919 - July 13, 2006

Years ago, Barry Diller asked me to be a judge on a pilot for an inventor show on USA, and when it was over, the producer, Ken Mok, took me out to dinner and really got me talking. It was a long dinner. Afterward, he said, 'One day, I'm going to write your movie'.

Joy Mangano

I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.

Wendy Liebman

Moms Mabley blazed a path for female stand-ups in a housecoat and floppy hat. Phyllis Diller worked equally hard to make herself unattractive to men and non-threatening to women.

Nell Scovell

Sydney Poitier, who said to Lester Maddox, Guess who's not coming to dinner? Never got a dinner!

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Moshe Dayan, who said to Sammy Davis, Jr., That's funny, to me you only look half Jewish. Never got a dinner!

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Phyllis Diller came through a mine field of male comedians when she arrived on the comedy scene and she defused them all. She won her place in the Hall of Comedy as the First Lady. I will miss her.

Tim Conway

Orson Welles, who said to Anita Bryant, Stop picketing me. What I said was I was a thespian. Never got a dinner!

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Christopher Columbus, who said to Queen Isabella, No, you got it wrong! The world is round. You're flat! Never got a dinner!

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Joseph Cotten, who said, You know how I got my name? Sammy Davis picked it for me. Never got a dinner!

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King Henry VIII, who said to his lawyer, Forget the alimony, I've got a better idea. Never got a dinner!

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Adam, who said to our Lord in the Garden of Eden, I got more ribs - you got more broads? Never got a dinner!

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I was always a fan of the old-style comics. I loved vaudeville. I loved Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Phyllis Diller, Don Rickles, Charlie Callas, all those guys. Hilarious. I love the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies, and Abbott & Costello. My television influences were 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' 'Benny Hill,' and 'Hee Haw.'