“I recall the night that President McKinley died. I was working at the ...” — Al Jolson Quote

“I recall the night that President McKinley died. I was working at the time at a theatre in St. Louis. The oppressive feeling was in the air. I could not make the people laugh.”

“A responsive audience is the best encouragement an actor can have.”

“After I die, I'll be forgotten.”

“Writers have to be observant. Every nuance, every inflection in a voice, the quality of air, even - they all get mixed up in this soup of the story developing in our minds.”

“Generally, I wouldnt spend a lot of time on a solo. Id try to catch something out of the air spontaneously.”

“The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.”