Jerry Seinfeld Claims Fans Don't Quote Seinfeld Lines When They See Him

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He says fans usually have other things to say to him in public

The tidbit comes from a Netflix "Ask a Comedian" promotional video featuring Jerry Seinfeld (YouTube), where Seinfeld answers questions from fans. One fan asked which of the many quotable lines of "Seinfeld" he gets pelted with the most, and Seinfeld's answer was somewhat surprising: "They don't really quote lines," he said. "They ask me, 'Where's Kramer?' They ask me if the show is coming back." But the comedian seems to reserve the most fondness for casual interactions from fans: "I like in New York they go 'Hey, Jerry!'"

That fits with another anecdote Seinfeld shared about an interaction with a fan, one that he cited during a Reddit AMA session in response to a question about "the most bizarre/surreal location" he'd ever been recognized in.

"[W]e stopped in this tiny town and somewhere in the Midwest whose name escapes me at the moment, and the town was honestly no more than 2 blocks long, ... and there was a guy there, walking past us, and I was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, and the guy says as we walk by 'Hey Jerry' and kept walking...[it] blows my mind that not only was he NOT SURPRISED that i was in this town, population 115, but that I just walked by him, he recognized me and he [didn't feel] the need to say anything more than 'hi.'"

So, if any fans come across Jerry Seinfeld while they're out and about, a simple 'hello' offers the best chance to leave a positive impression on the comedian.