John Candy Quotes

Books by John Candy



Best 12 Quotes by John Candy

“As long as you can savor the humorous aspect of misery and misfortune, you can overcome anything.”

“Hey, I stopped smoking cigarettes. Isn't that something? I'm on to cigars now. I'm on to a five-year plan. I eliminated cigarettes, then I go to cigars, then I go to pipes, then I go to chewing tobacco, then I'm on to that nicotine gum.”

“I did the Tonight Show once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.”

“I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.”

“I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've got to do is apply it.”

“I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.”

“I'm a mog: half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!”

“I'm the one who has to look in the mirror, and after a while it begins to eat at you.”

“If you're not happy without it, you'll never be happy with it.”

“Like your job. Love your wife.”

“Wherever you go in the world, you just have to say you're Canadian and people laugh.”

“You know, the finest line a man will walk is between success at work and success at home.”

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