Oscar Levant

In some situations I was difficult, in odd moments impossible, in rare moments loathsome, but at my best unapproachably great.

When I appeared before the draft board examiner during World War II, he asked me if I thought I could kill. "I don't know about strangers," I replied, "but friends, certainly."

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the ones that keep me walking the floors at night.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.

I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

Ballet is the fairies' baseball.