Subject: Entertainment (Page 16)

What is this, an audience or an oil painting?

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

I liked your opera… I think I will set it to music.

(1770 – 1827) German composer & pianist

My friend George is a radio announcer and when he walks under a bridge you can’t hear him talk.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I like Wagner’s music better than anybody’s; it is so loud that one can talk the whole time without people hearing what one says.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Support bacteria – they're the only culture some people have.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I love to sing; I love to drink scotch… most people would rather hear me drink scotch.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

This might have been good for a picture… except it has too many characters in it.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

Bing Crosby sings like all people think they sing in the shower.

(1916 – 1994) American singer

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Ed Sullivan will be around as long as someone else has talent.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali; he was using a dotted line… he caught every other fish.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Gravitation is the only logical factor a sculptor has to contend with.

(1906 – 1965) American sculptor

When I dance, people think I’m looking for my keys.

(1957 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & screenwriter

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do? 

(1881 – 1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker & stage designer

Prodigy: A child who plays the piano when he ought to be in bed.

(1893 – 1979) English humorist

You know, the only difference between me and a surgeon or a pediatrician is that when I approach a couple with a child and say, ‘I’d like to keep him for a few days and do some bloodwork,’ it’s considered inappropriate.

(1969 – ) American actress, comedian, producer & writer

She has more talent to the square head than anybody I know.

(1908–1960) British film actress

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can’t hear it.

(1879 – 1961) English conductor

Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

All television is children's television.

advertising expert & editor

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist