Andy Kaufman

Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a popular and eccentric American entertainer, actor, and performance artist.

Quotes

 * I am not a comic, I have never told a joke...The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him...My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can....They say, 'Oh wow, Andy Kaufman, he's a really funny guy.' But I'm not trying to be funny. I just want to play with their heads."
 * Kaufman explaining his act


 * T'ank you veddy much.
 * Eye spelling of the catchphrase from Kaufman's character Foreign Man, later adapted into Latka Gravas on Taxi

Quotes about Kaufman

 * Now, Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby. Are we losing touch?
 * Alternately: ...Are you having fun?
 * Lyrics from the 1992 R.E.M. song "Man on the Moon", written for the album Automatic for the People


 * I'm tossing up punchlines that were never there... I'm breaking through I'm bending spoons I'm keeping flowers in full bloom I'm looking for answers from the great beyond.
 * Lyrics from the 1999 R.E.M. song "The Great Beyond", written for the soundtrack to the film Man on the Moon