Edgar Bergen Quotes

United States, Actor
February 16, 1903 – September, 30, 1978.

Edgar John Bergen (February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was also the father of actress Candice Bergen.

Also known as Radio Personality, Film Actor

OK, magic boy, let's see who you really are.

Edgar Bergen
- Boy
- Magic
- See
I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers.

Edgar Bergen
- Important
- You
- Questions

Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Edgar Bergen
- Friend
- Need
- Well
But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?

Edgar Bergen
- God
- Know
- Ever
You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission.

Edgar Bergen
- Audience
- Find
- Mistakes
Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville.

Edgar Bergen
- Love
- Church
- Movies
Charlie McCarthy: I can't take this schoolwork any more - it's driving me nuts.Edgar Bergen: Well Charlie, I'm sorry, but hard work never killed anyone.Charlie McCarthy: Still, there's no use in taking chances.

Edgar Bergen
- Work
- Driving
- Sorry
I've never told you the story of Alice in Wonderland, have I?

Edgar Bergen
- You
- Never
- Story

So many people are working in vaudeville today that I looked for three weeks to book enough acts for an hour bill and didn't have them until the night before we opened in Buffalo and money was no object!

Edgar Bergen
- People
- Money
- Book
Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a Communist Plot.

Edgar Bergen
- Me
- Show
- Communist
Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?

Edgar Bergen
- Want
- Kid
- Talk
After 13 years of life on the half shell in Hollywood, I have made a trip where I wasn't a tourist.

Edgar Bergen
- Life
- Years
- Hollywood