Oscar Levant

"Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel. "

"Happiness isn't something you experience it's something you remember. "

"I am no more humble than my talents require. "

"I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on. "

"I have no trouble with my enemies. But my goddam friends,...they are the ones that keep me walking the floor nights. "

"I once said cynically of a politician, 'He'll doublecross that bridge when he comes to it.' "

"I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away. "

"So little time and so little to do. "

"The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. "

"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. "

"Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character. "

"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. "