There's nothing more arrogant or conceited than youth, and there's nothing other than machinery that can replace youth.
Elliott GouldI was changing a light bulb over Groucho Marx's bed, so I took my shoes off, got on his bed and changed the bulb. When I got off the bed he said: 'That's the best acting you've ever done.
Elliott GouldMy take on celebrity is simply that some of us have to make a bigger fool of ourselves than others.
Elliott GouldI do know people and there are people in my family who have had Alzheimer's and dementia, and I appreciate the importance of communication and having contact with them. Communicating is an interesting thing with a condition like that. Sometimes it's difficult to communicate. If the brain becomes atrophied or certain channels of the brain become atrophied, then contact is what becomes really important.
Elliott Gould