October 27: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on October 27.
Fran Lebowitz, author (October 27, 1950–present)
“I spend most of my money on books.” —Fran Lebowitz
Greenstreet, Rosanna. “Fran Lebowitz: ‘My greatest achievement? Not killing anyone. I’ve been tempted.’” The Guardian, June 18, 2022, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/18/fran-lebowitz-happiest-realised-i-knew-how-to-read
“Here’s the ideal experience: that the flight attendant recognises you, but the guy sitting next to you doesn’t.” —Fran Lebowitz
Greenstreet, Rosanna. “Fran Lebowitz: ‘My greatest achievement? Not killing anyone. I’ve been tempted.’” The Guardian, June 18, 2022, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/18/fran-lebowitz-happiest-realised-i-knew-how-to-read
Ivan Reitman, director and screenwriter (October 27, 1946–February 12, 2022)
“When I was 15 years old, I had this little book with all the movies that I’d seen and all kinds of memorabilia that I’d collected at that point.” —Ivan Reitman
Swann, Erik. “Ivan Reitman Explains Whether Ghostbusters Is A Comedy With Scares, Or A Horror Movie With Jokes.” Cinemablend, November 20, 2021, https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ivan-reitman-explains-whether-ghostbusters-is-a-comedy-with-scares-or-a-horror-movie-with-jokes
“The movies from the first half of my career keep being shown as evergreen, from ‘Stripes’ and ‘Animal House’ to ‘Ghostbusters.’ All of them got mediocre reviews. They all sort of got that two star thing. Now they’re all looked at as four star movies!” —Ivan Reitman
Brew, Simon. “Ivan Reitman interview: Draft Day, Baywatch, Evolution.” Den of Geek, February 2, 2015, https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/ivan-reitman-interview-draft-day-baywatch-evolution/
John Cleese, actor and comedian (October 27, 1939–present)
“If you’re worried about offending people and constantly thinking of that, you are not going to be very creative.” —John Cleese
Lang, Alex. “Monty Python Star John Cleese Slams Woke Culture, Bemoans It’s Having ‘Disastrous’ Impact On Comedy.” RadarOnline, July 20, 2022, https://radaronline.com/p/john-cleese-comedy-woke-joke/
“When I first got to America in the 60s… two things happened. First of all, I very much admired the cross-the-aisle friendships and thought we don’t have that in England. We have real battles between the Tories and the Labour, but in America there seems to be these — and this was destroyed by Newt Gingrich, quite deliberately, for purposes of power. I think that’s a tragedy.” —John Cleese
Lang, Alex. “Monty Python Star John Cleese Slams Woke Culture, Bemoans It’s Having ‘Disastrous’ Impact On Comedy.” RadarOnline, July 20, 2022, https://radaronline.com/p/john-cleese-comedy-woke-joke/
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