George Burns
George Burns
George Burnswas an American comedian, actor, singer, and writer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife, Gracie Allen, appeared on radio, television, and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 January 1896
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives.
I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.
Dress simply. If you wear a dinner jacket, don't wear anything else on it ... like lunch or dinner.
None of us kids had a middle name. We were lucky we had any name at all. By the time my mother got around to naming one, there was another on the way.
Just because you're old that doesn't mean you're more forgetful. The same people whose names I can't remember now I couldn't remember fifty years ago. . .
Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.
Sex is the Universal Language in which nobody speaks; they don't have to.
Sex has been around for a long time. You may not believe this, but it was around before I was.
There's nothing wrong with making love with the light on. Just make sure the car door is closed.
If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it.
When I die I intend to take my music with me. I don't know what's out there, but I want to make sure it's in my key.
People are always asking me how much I'm worth. Well, all I can say is, I've got enough money to last me the rest of my life. As long as I die in the next 20 minutes.
When they saw me walking down the street smoking a cigar, they'd say, 'Hey, that 14-year-old kid may be going places.' Of course it's also a good prop on the stage ... When you can't think of what you're supposed to say next, you can puff on your cigar until you think of your next line.
I use the cigar for timing purposes. If I tell a joke, I smoke as long as they laugh and when they stop laughing I take the cigar out of my mouth and start my next joke.