One of the things most quickly learned in theatrical work is that people as a whole get satisfaction from seeing the rich get the worst of things. The reason for this, of course, lies in the fact that nine tenths of the people in the world are poor, and s...
The first time I looked at myself on the screen, I was ready to resign [the movie contract]. That can`t be I, I thought. Then when I realized it was, I said, "Good night." Strange enough, I was told that the picture was a scream. I had always been ambitio...
Even funnier than a man who has been made ridiculous is the man who, having had something funny happen to him, refuses to admit that anything out of the way has happened, and attempts to maintain his dignity. Perhaps the best example is the intoxicated ma...
I don`t want perfection of detail in the acting. I`d hate a picture that was perfect, it would seem machine made. I want the human touch, so that you love the picture for its imperfections.