I write my scripts short and they develop on the set, which I have found a far better premise both economically and practically.

California is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose bush in full bloom and freeze to death.

In every big city there is always one surefire laugh, and that lies in hanging some piece of idiocy upon the people of a nearby city or town.

All Englishmen talk as if they've got a bushel of plums stuck in their throats, and then after swallowing them get constipated from the pips.

You can't cheat an honest man.

First prize was a week in Philadelphia. Second prize was two weeks.

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.