I don't do jokes. The characters are my jokes. Jonathan Winters characterjoke Change image and share on social
As a kid, I always wanted to be lots of things. I was a Walter Mitty type. I wanted to be in the French Foreign Legion, a detective, a doctor, a test pilot with a scarf, a fisherman who hauled in a tremendous marlin after a 12-hour fight. Jonathan Winters detectivedoctorfight share on social
I began painting well before I started doing comedy. In fact, when I came out of the war in 1946, I enrolled in art school in Dayton, Ohio. I painted for three years, and then show business took hold. Jonathan Winters artbeginbusiness Change image and share on social
I know you can be funny without being filthy. Jonathan Winters filthyfunny Change image and share on social
I find painting a much slower process than comedy, where you can go a mile a minute verbally and hope to God that some of the people out there understand you. Jonathan Winters comedyfindgod Change image and share on social
I don't do anything the same every day. Discipline is tough for a guy who is a rebel. Jonathan Winters daydisciplineguy Change image and share on social
I have never pretended to be any kind of super-religious kind of man, but I feel very strongly that you can be funny without being dirty. Jonathan Winters dirtyfeelfunny Change image and share on social
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. Jonathan Winters shipswim Change image and share on social
I was always an observer, even as a child. I could be satisfied to sit in a car for 3 hours and just look at the street go by while my mother went shopping. Jonathan Winters carchildhour Change image and share on social
My paintings and comedy have a lot in common. They are both improvisations based on observation. Jonathan Winters basecomedycommon Change image and share on social
