Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
“Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.”
— Robert Benchley · Dying
The World Motivation
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
“Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.”
— Robert Benchley · Dying
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated.
It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.
I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immortality by not dying.
I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime.
I've no problem with dying my hair for a role. But in real life, forget it!
I've been there for a couple of people when they were dying; it didn't look like fun. But if I was gonna do it, I'd want someone like me around. And I will be there!
I trust myself. I trust my instincts. I know what I'm gonna do, what I can do, what I can't do. I've been through a lot, and I could go through more, but I hope I don't have to. But if I did, I'd be able to do it. I'm not going to enjoy dying, but there's not much prep for that.