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
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. . .
Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning, and you can't wait to finish your breakfast. You can't wait to do your exercises. You can't wait to put on your clothes. You can't wait to get out. And you can't wait to come home, because the soup is hot.
Everyday happiness means you can't wait to come home, because the soup is hot.
Age to me means nothing. I can't get old; I'm working. I was old when I was twenty-one and out of work. As long as you're working, you stay young. When I'm in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.
Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair
I think I look about 40 to 45, so I like it.
Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.
We were what you call a disappointment act, ... If an act got sick, we'd take their place.
You've got to be honest; if you can fake that, you've got it made.
The most important thing in acting is honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.
Too bad all the people who know how to run this country are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair.
They notice, but they don't know what it is.