Reiner Knizia Quotes

#1. I'm not a fruity girl. I don't like licorice. I'm chocolate all the way. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#2. A fellow who has a funny bone can learn to hone his skills, but I don't think you can develop a funny bone - you either have it or you don't. And by the way - when you get it, we don't know it. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#3. If they gave a Nobel Peace Prize for work against big tobacco, not just in the industry, but also with the California tax initiative, Rob Reiner really deserves one. #Quote by Joe Eszterhas

#4. Major Karl von Kronig,"' he reads. '"Oberstleutnant Stefan Fenstermacher, Obergefreiter Lutz Gerber, Gefreiter Manfred Hahn, Gefreiter Reiner Brauer, Panzerfunker Gerhard Meister . . ." Bloody hell. No wonder they didn't win the war with names like that. Take them a year and a half to do the roll call. What the hell's "panzerfunker" when it's at home? #Quote by Elly Griffiths

#5. Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be a fool but you're the fool in charge. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#6. I love you. Really, I do. Now love yourself more and each other a lot more. And please take care of this precious planet. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#7. A wonderful acting teacher I love, Josh Pais, has a system I love for being in the moment in acting, but also in life. And one of the things he reminds me of is to take a moment and just be here now. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#8. Improvisation is just writing in front of an audience. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#9. I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're failing in drama, but you do know when you're failing in comedy. When you go to a comedy and you don't hear anybody laughing, you know that you've failed. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#10. I love working with my dad, but I need to be independent and do my own stuff. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#11. A high heel makes you feel different than a non-high heel. I love a high bootie because they are so high but comfortable, so I feel strong and powerful. That's the best. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#12. Religion? Choose the truth path, true doctrine and true faith. Not all of the religion are safe except the religion of the Church of Christ. those who entered the door of Christ will be saved. #Quote by -Kurt Reiner C. Suarez

#13. If you can get a laugh out of a name, you're ahead of the game. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#14. It's the only way I really know how to tell the story is to be able to kind of live through the characters. So when I find something that resonates with me, it's usually because it cuts to something very real inside of me; something that I've gone through or experienced. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#15. People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#16. I acted when I was young, but at 19, I had my own theater company where I acted but also directed. I also did some theater in Los Angeles. So I was always wanting to direct, even before I became an established actor. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#17. I certainly have warm relationships with people, but you choose the people you have those relationships with. There are some people I don't bother with. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#18. Give yourself an impossible task and solve it - then you've got a really good story. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#19. Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh ... people need to laugh. #Quote by Carl Reiner

#20. The marketing costs are insane now. So even if you've got a picture like 'Flipped' which cost under $14 million, or $13.5 million, you're still going to spend on an national basis, if you release with a good national release, you're still going to spend, you know, $30-$40 million. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#21. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a scientist or an actress. My daughter really wants to be a scientist. I really want her to be a scientist, not an actress! #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#22. The more I have deep love and compassion for my earth and my fellows, the more love and compassion I have for myself, and vice versa. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#23. Work hard, and then let the universe take you where you're meant to go. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#24. There are a lot of actresses who can wear their Uggs during a scene, and I only do that if they make me do that - like if I'm working with a shorter man and they request me to take off my shoes. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#25. 'Girls' is one of my favorite shows of all time. One of the things I love about Lena Dunham and Jenji Kohan and Shonda Rhimes is that they're all willing to show complex, amazing women. #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#26. The best conducting technique is that which achieves the maximum musical result with the minimum effort. The only general rule is to infuse all gestures with precision, clarity, and vitality. #Quote by Fritz Reiner

#27. Create the space and a bigger life happens #Quote by Alysia Reiner

#28. Albert [Brooks] was rare in that he could make adults laugh. He was a prodigy. At age 15 and 16, he could make my dad laugh uncontrollably. And whenever we had parties, some of the funniest people of my generation - whether it was Billy Crystal or Robin Williams or John Belushi - would be doing shtick. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#29. My fear is that the Tea Party gets a charismatic leader. Because all they're selling is fear and anger. And that's all Hitler sold. 'I'm angry and I'm frightened, and you should hate that guy over there.' And that's what they're doing. #Quote by Rob Reiner

#30. To me, acting is like a party. It's like a fun thing to do. You don't have to worry. You don't have to agonize about anything. #Quote by Rob Reiner