As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.
Shelley Berman

Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge.
Shelley Berman

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.
Shelley Berman

Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.
Shelley Berman

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
Shelley Berman

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.
Shelley Berman

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.
Shelley Berman

So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge with me, wondering when I'm going to blow up.
Shelley Berman