A man must pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized.

Method acting? There are quite a few methods. Mine involves a lot of talent, a glass, and some cracked ice.

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.

America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two weeks.

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

Mr. [John] Barrymore's smile was the smile of an actor who hates actors, and who knows that he is going to kill two or three before the play is over. I am not an actor-killer, but I like my Hamlets to dislike actors, if you know what I mean, and I think you don't.

Busy yourselves with this, you damned walruses, while the rest of use proceed with the libretto.