George Burns
George Burns
George Burnswas an American comedian, actor, singer, and writer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife, Gracie Allen, appeared on radio, television, and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 January 1896
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
Our record doesn't show it, but we are getting better.
In show business the key word is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, the rest is easy.
Happiness is a dry martini and a good woman ... or a bad woman.
With the collapse of vaudeville new talent has no place to stink.
I never go jogging, it makes me spill my martini.
If I get big laughs, I'm a comedian. If I get little laughs, I'm a humorist. If I get no laughs, I'm a singer.
From Paris we took the Orient Express to Vienna. I must say I was terribly disappointed; nobody was murdered on the train.
When I wasn't working, I put the blame directly where it belonged - I blamed my agent. When I didn't have an agent, I spent time looking for a new agent so I would have somebody to blame.
Critics are eunuchs at a gang bang.
At home we ate fish every Friday, as Catholics were then supposed to do. Being Jewish, I compromised. I wore a hat when I ate fish, out of respect for my own religion and the fish's family.
What actresses do today when they appear on the screen is what they did once upon a time for getting to appear on the screen.
I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.
I'd rather be over the hill than under it.