W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 January 1880
CityDarby, PA
CountryUnited States of America
drinking hollywood ends
I've been asked if I ever get the DTs. I don't know. It's hard to tell where Hollywood ends and the DTs begin.
drinking together bars
Take me down to the bar! We'll drink breakfast together!
drinking exercise hours
Back in my rummy days, I would tremble and shake for hours upon arising. It was the only exercise I got.
drinking moving nerves
I only drink to steady my nerves... sometimes I'm so steady I don't move for months.
hope lost-everything comedy
When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.
cheating
A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.
couple color world
It's a wonderful thing, the D.T.'s. You can travel the world in a couple of hours. You see some mighty funny and curious things that come in assorted colors.
wells corpses
I was almost put out of business by a well-meaning corpse.
pockets abstinence abstaining
Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.
drinking alcohol done
Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times.
cheating ifs
If a thing is worth having, it's worth cheating for.
insulting swallowing plums
All Englishmen talk as if they've got a bushel of plums stuck in their throats, and then after swallowing them get constipated from the pips.