I’ve given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
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.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I don’t drink. I don’t like it. It makes me feel good.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I envy people who drink – at least they know what to blame everything on.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he’s full of indecision.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I’ve given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
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.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
So little time and so little to do.
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.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you’ll find the real tinsel underneath.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m schizophrenic, and so am I.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Once I make up my mind, I’m full of indecision.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I think a lot of Bernstein – but not as much as he does.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I’m a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
I am no more humble than my talents require.
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)