Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Marvin Neil Simonis an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He has written more than thirty plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth4 July 1927
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
today chance bigs
Don't listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today.
character play childhood
A lot of your personality is formed before you're 12, obviously, but only a few of my plays use characters from my childhood. The more mature plays are affected only by my adult experiences.
writing comedian actors
I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.
underestimate stimulation eccentricity
Never underestimate the stimulation of eccentricity.
book writing firsts
The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.
new-york interesting people
When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and only 72 in Los Angeles.
couple green oscars
I got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches. Its either very new cheese or very old meat. - Oscar Madison, from The Odd Couple
inspirational marriage wedding
Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.
motivational risk ifs
If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.
writing like-being-alone meditation
Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life.
inspirational attitude problem
I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far.
sports passion desire
Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.
mediocrity compromise candidates
Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.
believe moving effort
I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, the chances are you'll be a person worthy of your own respects.