Lucy and I would love furiously and fight furiously. Desi Arnaz More Quotes by Desi Arnaz More Quotes From Desi Arnaz A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line. Desi Arnaz real doe motivational I was the only male of the Arnaz family in my generation. Desi Arnaz my-generation males generations I was an only child, but I did have a hell of a lot of cousins. Desi Arnaz only-child cousin children Mother came to New York to keep house for me. Desi Arnaz new-york mother house Real intellectuals like to escape once in a while from their world of intellect. Desi Arnaz intellect real world Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly. Desi Arnaz moved-on moving-on cameras The Spanish and Cuban people have the same kind of wakes the Irish do. They go on for two or three days and drink a lot of booze and eat a lot of food. Desi Arnaz three two people The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange. Desi Arnaz army doe littles Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls. Desi Arnaz pitfalls good-things easy It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction. Desi Arnaz together two people I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force. Desi Arnaz uncles air may I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy. Desi Arnaz comedy acting knows I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat. Desi Arnaz keys The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15. Desi Arnaz bags new-york littles The straw hat is the typical hat Cubans use. It's cool and keeps the sun away from your face. Desi Arnaz typical use faces Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do. Desi Arnaz hard young Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it. Desi Arnaz fail failure business world Nobody bats 500. We all make mistakes. Desi Arnaz mistakes make nobody bats At times we were criticized for doing too much slapstick. I don't believe in mild comedy, and neither does Lucy. Desi Arnaz doing comedy too-much believe I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille. Desi Arnaz name like love television