Dick Cavett Quotes

born 1936 United States

Richard Alva Cavett (born 19 November 1936) is an American television talk show host known for his conversational style of in-depth discussion on often serious issues.

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Also known as: Cavett, Dick

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There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?

It's a wonderful job for people who have never had a nervous breakdown but always wanted one.

It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.

Uncommon Sense : The World's Fullest Compendium of Wisdom (1987)

Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite, microscopic portion of the population. But oh, how they try.

Why don't you fold it five ways and put it where the moon don't shine.

I don't think you could say now that ABC is crasser than the other two networks. But as long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it. It becomes an ever-descending spiral.

You can, after all, reduce the reasons for watching TV to but two: to be lulled, and to be stimulated. Some people do one sometimes, the other sometimes. Some people do all of one or all of the other.

co-authored with Christopher Porterfield (1974)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Dick Cavett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.