Fran Lebowitz

Birthday: 27 October 1950, Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name: Frances Ann Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz was born on October 27, 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA as Frances Ann Lebowitz. She is an actress, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Beautiful Darling (2010) and Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016).

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

When I arrived in New York in 1969, gay bars were illegal, in back rooms, but you could smoke in the...Show more »

When I arrived in New York in 1969, gay bars were illegal, in back rooms, but you could smoke in them. Now gay bars have plate-glass windows, they have valet parking, people sit in the windows, but you have to go outside to smoke. Show less «

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the co...Show more »

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult. Show less «

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hol...Show more »

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation. Show less «

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Do you think gay marriage is progress? Are you kidding me? This was one of the good things about bei...Show more »

Do you think gay marriage is progress? Are you kidding me? This was one of the good things about being gay. I am stunned that the two greatest desires apparently of people involved in the gay rights movement are gay marriage and gays on the military. Really? To me these are the the two most confining institutions on the planet: people used to pretend to be gay to get out of going into the army. Show less «

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

On strategy: Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

My favorite animal is steak.

Being a woman is of special interest to aspiring male transexuals. To actual women it is simply a go...Show more »

Being a woman is of special interest to aspiring male transexuals. To actual women it is simply a good excuse not to play football. Show less «

On work: It is not true that there is dignity in all work. Some jobs are definitely better than othe...Show more »

On work: It is not true that there is dignity in all work. Some jobs are definitely better than others. Show less «

On imagination: Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people ...Show more »

On imagination: Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people who could not possibly have met. Show less «

Spilling your guts is exactly as charming as it sounds.

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and read...Show more »

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special. Show less «

(Advice to parents)"Do not have your child's hair cut by a real hairdresser in a real hairdressing s...Show more »

(Advice to parents)"Do not have your child's hair cut by a real hairdresser in a real hairdressing salon. He is, at this point, far too short to be exposed to contempt." Show less «

Fran Lebowitz

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