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.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.