Those who are clever, who have a brain, never understand anything.

Family fun is as necessary to modern living as a kitchen refrigerator.

Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. [. . . ] You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head's in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you're walking on air. And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!

For every laugh, there should be a tear.

I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.

I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.