Gene Wilder was one of the most amazing actors in history. I can personally say he was a huge part of my childhood. Not only he gave us a lifetime worth of memories, but he taught us more than we could ever be able to thank.
The Willy Wonka protagonist enjoyed comedy, acting and most of all, he loved his wife deeply. Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and The Producers are one few of the productions he starred in, shining as bright as most of us will ever dream. Will and Grace was his last acting debut, as he appeared in a series of episodes back in 2003. Funny About Love and Silver Streak also got to have a cast member as good as Gene.
Wilder also enjoyed writing and wrote a memorable collection of novels as he wrote a memoir, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art, that was published in 2005.
The Blazing Saddles celebrity had been married to Radner, Mary Mercier, and Mary Joan Schutz before he met and tied the rope with his better half, Karen Boyer, who stayed by his side until today. Gene was a very love devoted man and cherished his relationships more than you could even imagine.
Alzheimer’s Disease took over him in 1989 and he’d been struggling with some complications. He had not lost his ability to recognize his close relatives, and he was very lucid, and his family says that “he simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world”, that’s why they decided to put an end to a long-time suffering.
At the age of 83, Gene lost his life, and we lost a legend, but we are confident he will endure in our minds and hearts forever.
We give you 25 Gene Wilder quotes that will definitely remind you of his indisputable legacy, some are from his historically astonishing films, and some are real life thoughts.
1. “So my idea of neurotic is spending too much time trying to correct a wrong. When I feel that I’m doing that, then I snap out of it.”
2. “If I can make my wife laugh, I know I’m on the right track.”
3. “I never thought of it as God. I didn’t know what to call it. I don’t believe in devils, but demons I do because everyone at one time or another has some kind of a demon, even if you call it by another name, that drives them.”
4. “Time is a precious thing. Never waste it.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
5. “If you’re not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?”
6. “On stage or in the movies I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free.”
7. “Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
8. “I used to be a milksop, beat around the bush, not speak frankly. Now everyone says, ‘Don’t ask Gene, because he’ll tell you.'”
9. “If the good lord intended us to walk, he never would’ve invented roller skates.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
10. “That’s all I wanted: for someone to look at me and listen to me, but in some beautiful and artistic way.”
11. “But Charlie, don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted… He lived happily ever after.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
12. “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
13. “Come with me and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination, take a look and you’ll see, into your imagination.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
14. “The suspense is terrible. I hope it’ll last.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
15. “What did you expect? Welcome, sonny? Make yourself at home? Marry my daughter? You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… morons.” – Blazing Saddles
16. “I never thought of it as God. I didn’t know what to call it. I don’t believe in devils, but demons I do because everyone at one time or another has some kind of a demon, even if you call it by another name, that drives them.”
17. “I like writing books. I’d rather be at home with my wife. I can write, take a break, come out, have a glass of tea, give my wife a kiss, and go back in and write some more. It’s not so bad. I am really lucky.”
18. “I love acting, especially if it’s a fantasy of some kind, where it’s not just realistic, it’s not naturalism.”
19. “So shines a good deed… in a weary world.” – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
20. “I never used to believe in fate. I used to think you make your own life and then you call it fate. That’s why I call it irony.”
21. “What is essential is invisible to the eye.” – The Little Prince.
22. “It’s only with the heart that one can see clearly.” – The Little Prince.
23. “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
24. “For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius!” – Young Frankenstein.
25. “I am not interested in death!” – Young Frankenstein.
And you will never die, as death is not for those who leave us physically, but for those who we shall not remember and you will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace, dear Gene.