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[Katherine Hepburn] is not a great actress, but one with a certain distinction which, with training, might possibly take the place of great acting in an emergency.
Robert Benchley
(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist
Acting
Entertainment
Katherine Hepburn
I dropped out of West Point to become a comedian… probably the greatest service I will ever do for my country.
Ross Bennett
(1955 – ) American comedian
America
Entertainment
Places
Comedians
West Point
For God's sake, go and tell that young man to take that Rockingham tea service out of his tights.
Noel Coward
(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Entertainment
Insults
Coward said to the choreographer when a male dancer in one of his plays forgot to wear the proper support
Criticism
Theater
Sophia Loren plays peasants; I play ladies.
Gina Lollobrigida
(1927 – ) Italian actress & photojournalist
Acting
People
Self
Sophia Loren
If anyone has conducted a Beethoven performance, and then doesn’t have to go to an osteopath, then there’s something wrong.
Simon Rattle
(1955 – ) English conductor
Entertainment
Music
Conducting
If my films don’t show a profit, I know I’m doing something right.
Woody Allen
(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Entertainment
Film
Money
Profit
Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood aside to allow God to go on first; I can also remember that on that particular occasion He gave a singularly uninspired performance.
Noel Coward
(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Acting
People
Reviews/Criticism
Harp: A piano in the nude.
Anonymous
Definitions
Entertainment
Music
Things
Harp
Acting: Farting about in disguise.
Peter O'Toole
(1932 – 2013) Irish stage & film actor
Acting
Entertainment
Farting
Remember the good old days when the only bomb you had to worry about on a plane was the Rob Schneider movie?
Jay Leno
(1950 – ) comedian & television host
Arms
Conflict
Entertainment
Film
Airplanes
Bombs
Rob Schneider
Even when you are not playing you are holding me back.
Eugene Ormandy
(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
Misspokements
Music
Conducting
Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.
Woody Allen
(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Art
Entertainment
Life
Television
Accordion: An instrument whose music is long drawn out.
Anonymous
Definitions
Entertainment
Music
Things
Accordion
It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it… but occasionally we do.
Lena Horne
(1917 – 2010) American singer & actress
Entertainment
People
Sex
Women
Singing
She speaks five languages and can't act in any of them.
John Gielgud
(1904 – 2000) English actor, director & producer
Acting
Entertainment
Insults
About Ingrid Bergman
Milton was probably the best at dealing with hecklers, but then he probably had the most practice.
George Burns
(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer
Entertainment
Milton Berle
I would like to be able to watch the evening news with my family and not have to explain what oral sex means to my wife.
David Feldman
American comedian & writer
Entertainment
Sex
Television
Oral sex
A buxom temptress… more impressive in silhouette than in action.
Kenneth Tynan
(1927 – 1980) English theatre critic & writer
Acting
Reviews/Criticism
Of actress Yvonne Furneaux
You know you're working class when your TV is bigger than your bookcase.
Rob Beckett
English standup comedian
Entertainment
People
Television
Furniture
Working class
Last night, me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back… luckily, I was the one facing the telly.
Tim Vine
(1967 – ) English actor, writer & comedian
Entertainment
Situations
Television
It's a bunch of guys all playing different songs at the same time.
Paul Tompkins
(1968 – ) American actor & comedian
Entertainment
Music
Jazz
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