I need to keep Willie alive. -Emmett Kelly

 

I need to keep Willie alive.


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This quote is just one of 6 total Emmett Kelly quotes in our collection. Emmett Kelly is known for saying 'I need to keep Willie alive.' as well as some of the following quotes.

'Weary Willie' is very real to me. He is a man who has given up. The boat has gone and left him. The cards are stacked against him. He's content to make out with what he's got. He knows he'll go no further.

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I don't feel 'funny' inside when I'm this hobo character. I'm a misfit (as Weary Willie). Life is passing me by. Maybe it's Willie's attempt at a little dignity in spite of everything that tickles folks.

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I haven't had a stationary home since going with the circus, but since my parents lived in Lafayette about 25 years ago and my sister lives here now, I always claim it as home. -Emmett Kelly
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A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character.

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I need to keep Willie alive.

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By laughing at me, the audience really laughs at themselves, and realizing they have done this gives them sort of a spiritual second wind for going back into the battles of life. -Emmett Kelly
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