Oscar Levant

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.

It's a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it.