The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius. – Sid Caesar
The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one. – Sid Caesar
After all those years of doing a live, hour-and-a-half show every week, I’ve got nothing more I need to prove. – Sid Caesar
The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use! It’s being outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. I can’t watch it. It turns me off. – Sid Caesar
Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end. – Sid Caesar
People come up to me and they thank me: ‘I thank you for the many, many hours of laughter.’ – Sid Caesar