“I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.”
Gene Wilder“I feel alone and safe in public.”
Gene Wilder“Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it's wonderful. If it starts eating away at you, and they're waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then you're in trouble. Just do what you love. That's all I want to do.”
Gene Wilder“I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.”
Gene Wilder“I had a daughter and lost her a long while ago. That's too sad a story to go into.”
Gene Wilder“I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.”
Gene Wilder“I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track. But yes, I don't like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it.”
Gene Wilder“I trust if your life is right, the right things will happen at the right time. If the chords are in harmony inside, I think other things will happen in the same way. That sounded highfalutin' to me once, but I believe it now.”
Gene Wilder“If you're not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?”
Gene Wilder“It's difficult to continue loving someone who shits on you.”
Gene Wilder, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art