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
reform
Go back to reform school, you little nose-picker!
cheating worth
Anything worth having is a thing worth cheating for.
clever cat cheesy
The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
drinking living-my-life saloons
If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon.
funny-life men alive
It's a funny old world. A man's lucky if he gets out of it alive.
ambition orange glasses
My main ambition as a gardener is to water my orange trees with gin, then all I have to do is squeeze the juice into a glass.
drinking lunch comedy
Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch.
drinking water fishes
I never drink water... fish f**k in it.
drinking boys two
The two-headed boy in the circus never had such a headache.
gambling alcohol other-half
I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.
differences peculiar lines
The work I'm doing on the screen differs from that of anyone else. My comedy is of a peculiar nature...no writers have been developed along the lines of my type of comedy and this is why I sometimes have differences with writers, supervisors and directors alike.
laughing people purpose
Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose--to make people laugh.
father science experts
I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison.
beer water alcohol
I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.