An interesting difference between African-American humor and Jewish humor, in it's kind of basic or maybe most austere type form is, African-American humor, some of it comes out of playing the dozens in which you insult the other person or insult the other person's mother, and so much of Jewish humor is like, you're insulting yourself. It's totally self-deprecating.
One of the things Donald Trump has criticized Hillary [Clinton] for is discrediting women who said they'd had affairs or been sexually harassed by he… - Terry Gross
One of the things Donald Trump has criticized Hillary [Clinton] for is discrediting women who said they'd had affairs or been sexually harassed by he…
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If you are interested in ideas, radio is way more pure than television. You're not distracted by somebody's nose or hair or posture. You can really s… - Terry Gross
If you are interested in ideas, radio is way more pure than television. You're not distracted by somebody's nose or hair or posture. You can really s…
Many artists use their own lives as a kind of case study to examine what it's like to be human. - Terry Gross
Many artists use their own lives as a kind of case study to examine what it's like to be human.
Gene Wilder made his movie debut in "Bonnie And Clyde," starred in the Mel Brooks films "The Producers," "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," … - Terry Gross
Gene Wilder made his movie debut in "Bonnie And Clyde," starred in the Mel Brooks films "The Producers," "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," …
Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending … - Terry Gross
Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending …
That era in the late '80s through the '90s was really when the music was so new, fresh, energetic, but still creative. It hadn't quite gotten corpora… - Terry Gross
That era in the late '80s through the '90s was really when the music was so new, fresh, energetic, but still creative. It hadn't quite gotten corpora…
The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like m… - Terry Gross
The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like m…
I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and… - Terry Gross
I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and…
Most people I know that have work that is very meaningful to them pay the price of having to work all the time. - Terry Gross
Most people I know that have work that is very meaningful to them pay the price of having to work all the time.
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