Jack Paar Quotes

United States, Author
May 1, 1918 – January, 27, 2004.

Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of him noted that: "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."

Also known as Journalist, Game Show Host, Actor, Comedian

Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.

Jack Paar
Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.

Jack Paar
- People
- Fun
- Saying

I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off.

Jack Paar
- God
- Mind
- Bad
Statistics show that many people watch our show from the bedroom. and people you ask into your bedroom have to be more interesting than those you ask into your living room. I kid you not!

Jack Paar
One gets the impression that this is how Ernest Hemingway would have written had he gone to Vassar.

Jack Paar
- Would
- Impression
- Gone
Doing the show was like painting the George Washington Bridge. As soon as you finished one end, you started right in on the other.

Jack Paar
- Painting
- End
- Bridge
Now that man can fly through the air like a bird ... and swim in the sea like a fish, wouldn't it be wonderful if he could just walk the earth like a man?

Jack Paar
- Earth
- Air
- Sea
Looking back, my life seems like one long obstacle race, with me as the chief obstacle.

Jack Paar
- Life
- Long
- My Life