I Was Mad At The

The Funny Thing About Our Act Is That Dad Gets The Worst Of It, Although I'm The One Who Apparently Receives The Bruises [...] The Secret Is In Landing Limp And Breaking The Fall With A Foot Or A Hand. It's A Knack. I Started So Young That Landing Right Is Second Nature With Me. Several Times I'd Have Been Killed If I Hadn't Been Able To Land Like A Cat. Imitators Of Our Act Don't Last Long, Because They Can't Stand The Treatment.

Not Long Ago A Friend Asked Me What Was The Greatest Pleasure I Got From Spending My Whole Life As An Actor. There Have Been So Many That I Had To Think About That For A Moment. Then I Said, 'like Everyone Else, I Like To Be With A Happy Crowd'.

What Really Got My Goat At Mgm Were Comedians Like The Marx Brothers Who Never Wrote Their Own Jokes.

All My Life I Have Been Happiest When The Folks Watching Me Said To Each Other, `look At The Poor Dope, Wilya?

A Comedian Does Funny Things. A Good Comedian Does Things Funny.