
David Letterman 1n5j2
Birthday: 12 April 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Birth Name: David Michael Letterman
Height: 188 cm
Television would never be the same after David Letterman made his second attempt at a television show in 1982. But his career before becoming host of the show was quite an interesting and long one. Le ...Show More 243g3p

If it wasn't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsover. If it wasn't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsover.
I'm a wiseass and a smartass, and I always have been. I'm a wiseass and a smartass, and I always have been.
If it weren't for Johnny [Johnny Carson], I'd have no career. If it weren't for Johnny [Johnny Carson], I'd have no career.
[about the type of guests he likes] "I don't care who you are, I don't care what you do. If you have Show more [about the type of guests he likes] "I don't care who you are, I don't care what you do. If you have four funny stories, you can be a guest on this show. That's what we're looking for." Hide
[on dealing with cold winters] Here's a tip: take your boxer shorts and put them in the microwave. I Show more [on dealing with cold winters] Here's a tip: take your boxer shorts and put them in the microwave. It's a tip I learned from Rosie O'Donnell. Hide
I got my lips chewed off by a dingo! I got my lips chewed off by a dingo!
[Jay Leno on Letterman] "Dave is one of the few performers who can say something real vicious and ha Show more [Jay Leno on Letterman] "Dave is one of the few performers who can say something real vicious and have it come across as a cute aside." Hide
[on interviewing Donald Trump]He'd sit down, and I would just start making fun of him. He never had Show more [on interviewing Donald Trump]He'd sit down, and I would just start making fun of him. He never had any retort. He was big and doughy, and you could beat him up. He seemed to have a good time, and the audience loved it, and that was him beyond that, I a friend in the PR business told me that he knew for a fact that he would never run for president; he was just monkeying around for the publicity. So I assumed that was the story and now it turns out he's the president. Hide
[following an Islamist threat against his life] Tonight, you people are more than an audience. You'r Show more [following an Islamist threat against his life] Tonight, you people are more than an audience. You're more like a human shield. Hide
[on his close friend Jay Leno in 1986] "'Jay's a master at getting the audience on his side. He's ab Show more [on his close friend Jay Leno in 1986] "'Jay's a master at getting the audience on his side. He's able to communicate the idea that 'Shouldn't we, as a group, think this is absurd?' You immediately feel like he's your ally". Hide
It's very simple. There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because c Show more It's very simple. There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing. Hide
There is no off position on the genius switch. There is no off position on the genius switch.
We can all sleep easy at night knowing that somewhere at any given time, the Foo Fighters are out th Show more We can all sleep easy at night knowing that somewhere at any given time, the Foo Fighters are out there fighting Foo. Hide
You know, they don't give these shows to chimps! You know, they don't give these shows to chimps!
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong.
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
[on being called a non-voting Republican] "I believe I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans Show more [on being called a non-voting Republican] "I believe I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans. Am I either one? Absolutely not. Ladies and gentlemen, I am an American." Hide
The weather's so cold in New York right now. And when I walked through Central Park this morning, I Show more The weather's so cold in New York right now. And when I walked through Central Park this morning, I saw a squirrel warming up his nuts! Hide
"Each and every Thursday night, we like to go out in the audience of the Ed Sullivan Theater to play Show more "Each and every Thursday night, we like to go out in the audience of the Ed Sullivan Theater to play America's fastest growing quiz sensation, Know Your Current Events". Hide
[on his first show after the September 11th terrorist attacks] "It's said they were motivated by rel Show more [on his first show after the September 11th terrorist attacks] "It's said they were motivated by religious fervor. And if you live to be a thousand, will that make any sense to you? Will that make any goddamn sense?" Hide
[to Lady Gaga] When I was your age, I had a paper route. [to Lady Gaga] When I was your age, I had a paper route.
In Hollywood, Oscar is king. In Hollywood, Oscar is king.
There's not a man, woman or child on the face of the earth who doesn't enjoy a tasty beverage. There's not a man, woman or child on the face of the earth who doesn't enjoy a tasty beverage.
[on becoming a father for the first time at 56] "By the time the child has trouble in life, you know Show more [on becoming a father for the first time at 56] "By the time the child has trouble in life, you know, I'll be dead. I'll be long gone. By the time the kid's out stealing cars, you know, Dad will be dead a few years." Hide
Show me squid! Show me squid!
I wouldn't give your troubles to a monkey on a rock. I wouldn't give your troubles to a monkey on a rock.
David Letterman's FILMOGRAPHY
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