Lorne Quotes

“William F. Buckley. (Buckley responded to the invitation, “Not only do I refuse to appear, I resent having been asked.”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“There was an important matter of terminology, too: Saturday Night would feature “sketches,” not “skits.” Skits are one-joke bits done in grade school or by guys at the Rotary Club. A sketch is more complex; it’s a vignette, with a beginning, middle, and end. Michaels also declaimed his views about realism in comedy. He explained that realistic sets and costumes, unlike silly, over-the-top ones, don’t compete with the writing.”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“The Graduate came out that year, and it knocked Lorne’s comedy aspirations right out of his head.”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“we go on because it’s eleven-thirty.”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“We don’t go on because we’re ready”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“There’s an old quote from Mr. Bulova: ‘If it’s ticking, don’t open the back,’ ”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“It’s not worth it to blow yourself up for principle in a community that will sell you out.”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

“If you’re always afraid that life can devolve into chaos without warning, you become vigilant about order.”
― Susan Morrison, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live