Tragedy Is A Close-up; Comedy,

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.

Down Through The Years My Face Has Been Called A Sour Puss, A Dead Pan, A Frozen Face, The Great Stone Face, And, Believe It Or Not, "a Tragic Mask." On The Other Hand That Kindly Critic, The Late James Agee, Described My Face As Ranking "almost With Lincoln's As An Early American Archetype, It Was Haunting, Handsome, Almost Beautiful." I Can't Imagine What The Great Rail Splitter's Reaction Would Have Been To This, Though I Sure Was Pleased.

I Gotta Do Some Sad Scenes. Why, I Never Tried To Make Anybody Cry In My Life! And I Go `round All The Time Dolled Up In Kippie Clothes-wear Everything But A Corset...can`t Stub My Toe In This Picture Nor Anything! Just Imagine Having To Play-act All The Time Without Ever Getting Hit With Anything!

No Man Can Be A Genius In Slapshoes And A Flat Hat.