Leslie Nielsen Was ‘An All-Purpose Embodiment of the Parodic Principle Itself’

A.O. Scott: “Mr. Nielsen’s ability to stay in character, to reel off sublime non sequiturs and koans of cluelessness with a precisely measured balance of dignity and density represents both a rare gift and considerable work. Looking back, it is easy to see that the times required someone like Leslie Nielsen: a handsome silver-haired gentleman of fatherly demeanor willing to commit and submit to any kind of indignity without losing his cool.”