People here are funny. They work so hard at living, they forget how to live.

- Robert Riskin

How did you feel feeding doughnuts to a horse? Had a kick out of it, huh? Got a big laugh. Did you ever think of feeding doughnuts to a human being? …

- Robert Riskin

Art is 110 percent sweat.

- Robert Riskin

Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday you build another fence around your minds.

- Robert Riskin

To most of you, your neighbor is a stranger, a guy with a barkin' dog and a high fence around him. Now you can't be a stranger to any guy that's on y…

- Robert Riskin

You shouldn't be looking at the bottom of the mountain. Why don't you try looking at the top some time?

- Robert Riskin