9 Jack Benny Quotes on Performance

Jack Benny quotes on performance

21. Jack: When they laugh at one of my jokes... it just gets me right here. [Puts hand on heart]

22. Rochester: Yes, that's the spot all right. You almost had a heart attack when they laughed at Bob Hope.

59. Bob Hope: By the way, this is where Bing did his last show and I think they've done very nicely. They've gotten most of it out of the curtains.

62. Jack: [poking his head through the stage curtains] Bob, will you please give me my pants back?

86. Bob Hope: Let's not do any jokes we didn't plan on, eh.

87. Jack Benny played Mendelssohn last night. Mendelssohn lost.

108. Last night, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. ~ New York Post Critic

111. Throughout Jack's violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl, the audience was glued to their seats. That was the only way he could get them to sit down. ~ Zubin Mehta

113. There's one particular moment during that concert that I shall recall as long as I live. Its when the entire audience jumped to its feet and shouted, 'More! More!' it was right after Jack had announced there would be a five-minute intermission! ~ Zubin Mehta