In January 2007, Hollywood historian and blogger Scott Michaels made an appointment to meet with Diller, then 89 years old, to view her original paintings as a potential buyer. Michaels recounted many details of their meeting, including this exchange about the "pork chop joke."
Diller: "I wrote that one. I had to tie a pork chop around my neck to get the dog to play with me."
Michaels: "That is a classic joke."
Diller: "That’s what happens to a good joke."
A man of the people, clearly.
Hope you like today's illustrated quote in our Quote Unquote Gallery!
I really like the moodiness of this piece!
Quote from Yogi Berra: "You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
A bit of skewed logic from professional baseball catcher, manager and coach, Yogi Berra. Text design by Michael Martin.
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Quote from Yogi Berra: "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
A bit of skewed logic from professional baseball catcher, manager and coach, Yogi Berra. Text design by Michael Martin.
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Quote from Yogi Berra: "Predictions are difficult. Especially about the future."
A bit of skewed logic from professional baseball catcher, manager and coach, Yogi Berra. Text design by Michael Martin.
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Quote from Yogi Berra: "It gets late early out there."
A bit of skewed logic from professional baseball catcher, manager and coach, Yogi Berra. Text design by Michael Martin.
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Quote from Yogi Berra: "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
A bit of skewed logic from professional baseball catcher, manager and coach, Yogi Berra. Text design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote from comedian Abbi Crutchfield: "The Mona Lisa is one of those rare works of art that makes everyone feel the same way: like they are in a heist movie."
Quote from comedian, writer and actor, Abbi Crutchfield. Illustration by Greg Williams and text design by Michael Martin.
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Quote from comedian Abbi Crutchfield: "I can both reject the validity of candy corn and eat an entire bag of it at the same time. I am complex."
Quote from comedian, writer and actor, Abbi Crutchfield. Design by Michael Martin.
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So nice
So glad I discovered your work here! It's wonderful.
Gorgeous! (And I, too, hope the move hasn't brought any lasting regrets.)
Illustrated quote from David Brenner: "You know you're getting old when you start to dress in more than six colors."
Quote from stand-up comic David Brenner, born on this date (February 4, 1936). Illustration by Greg Williams and text design by Michael Martin.
#art #design #illustration #comedy #quote #davidbrenner
Illustrated quote from stand-up comic and actor, Randy Liedtke: "That falafel made me feelawful."
Quote from stand-up comic and actor, Randy Liedtke. Design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote from Bette Midler: "I have my standards. They're low, but I have them."
Quote from singer, actor and comedian, Bette Midler. Illustration by Greg Williams and text design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote from Bette Midler: "I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease."
Quote from singer, actor and comedian, Bette Midler. Design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote from Bette Midler: "Total contentment is only for cows."
Quote from singer, actor and comedian, Bette Midler. Design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote by Conan O'Brien: "If life gives you lemons, make some kind of fruity juice."
Quote from comedian, writer, talk-show and podcast host, Conan O'Brien. Illustration by Greg Williams and text design by Michael Martin.
#art #design #illustration #comedy #quote #conanobrien
Illustrated quote from Conan O'Brien: "Once you discover white paint, you'll never wash your underwear again."
Quote from comedian, writer, talk-show and podcast host, Conan O'Brien. Design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote by Conan O'Brien: "Just taught my kids about taxes by eating 38% of their ice cream."
Quote from comedian, writer, talk-show and podcast host, Conan O'Brien. Design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote by Conan O'Brien: "Pick up something I just dropped, or step over it for three days first?"
Quote from comedian, writer, talk-show and podcast host, Conan O'Brien. Design by Michael Martin.
#art #design #illustration #comedy #quote #conanobrien
Illustrated quote from Tina Fey: "My proudest moment as a child was the time I beat my Uncle Pierre at Scrabble with the seven-letter word 'farting.'"
Quote from comedian, actor, writer and producer, Tina Fey. Design by Michael Martin.
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Illustrated quote from Tina Fey: "I got a fan letter on the back of a prison menu. And I remember thinking, 'Well, they get pie. It's not so bad.'"
Quote from comedian, actor, writer and producer, Tina Fey. Design by Michael Martin.
#art #design #illustration #comedy #quote #tinafey
Welcome! (Getting on Bluesky still feels a bit like entering a dark, remote, and largely unexplored cave. It's possible to sense some other activity - seemingly human - at another level, somewhere. But at first, you may just notice some feet rustling or catch a few brief reflections in the dark.)
Another way of looking at it ...
Illustrated quote from municipal sewer worker Ed Norton, of the TV sitcom "The Honeymooners," as played by actor Art Carney: "A sewer worker is like a brain surgeon. We're both specialists."
Quote from municipal sewer worker Ed Norton, of the TV sitcom "The Honeymooners," as played by actor Art Carney. Illustration by Greg Williams and text design by Michael Martin.
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