About Oscar Levant

Oscar Levantwas an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), An American in Paris (1951), and The Band Wagon (1953).

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Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

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

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

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

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I don’t drink. I don’t like it. It makes me feel good.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I envy people who drink – at least they know what to blame everything on.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he’s full of indecision.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Schizophrenia beats dining alone.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I’ve given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

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

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

So little time and so little to do.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends… they are the ones that keep me walking the floors at night.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you’ll find the real tinsel underneath.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m schizophrenic, and so am I.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Once I make up my mind, I’m full of indecision.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I think a lot of Bernstein – but not as much as he does.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I’m a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

I am no more humble than my talents require.

Oscar Levant

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)