I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on. Oscar Levant More Quotes by Oscar Levant More Quotes From Oscar Levant George, if you had to do it all over, would you fall in love with yourself again? Oscar Levant falling-in-lovelove-youart A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra will hate him. Oscar Levant orchestrahaterealization You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. (Oscar trying to talk his way out of a speeding ticket) Oscar Levant movementmusictrying I don't like to play the piano. It makes me too attractive. Oscar Levant attractivepianoplay Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character. Oscar Levant enormousluckcharacter So little time and so little to do. Oscar Levant worktimefunny I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. Oscar Levant selfishreadingbook I could never have a mistress, because I couldn't bear to tell the story of my life all over again. Oscar Levant mistressbearsstories My last picture for Warners was Romance on the High Seas. It was Doris Day's first picture; that was before she became a virgin. Oscar Levant romancelastssea Ballet is the fairies' baseball. Oscar Levant balletfairybaseball Talent's like a baby. Wrap it up in wool and it goes to sleep. Oscar Levant woolsleepbaby Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision. Oscar Levant indecisionmind A pun is the lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first. Oscar Levant formfirststhinking I'm a concert pianist, that's a pretentious way of saying I'm unemployed at the moment. Oscar Levant pretentiousmomentsway I never watch the Dinah Shore show- I'm a diabetic. Oscar Levant shoreshowswatches I'm controversial. My friends either dislike me or hate me Oscar Levant dislike-mecontroversialhate I never read bad reviews about myself, because my friends invariably tell me about them. Oscar Levant bad-reviewsreviewsmy-friends I don't drink. I don't like it. It makes me feel good. Oscar Levant drinkfeel-gooddrinking I am no more humble than my talents require. Oscar Levant be-humbletalenthumble Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. - On Dwight D. Eisenhower Oscar Levant dwight-d-eisenhowerdwightmind
