You have to respect the audience's intelligence. They know w... - Lorne Michaels

"You have to respect the audience's intelligence. They know when you're phoning it in."

Lorne Michaels Truth

Comedy Producer Canadian Born 1944 (age 82)

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"The show doesn't go on because it's ready; it goes on because it's eleven thirty."

"Live television is the hardest thing you can do in show business."

"Comedy is about truth, and Saturday Night Live has always been about telling the truth."

"You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed."

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

"You must always be honest with the people you love."

"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."