Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Julius Henry Marx, known professionally as Groucho Marx, was an American comedian and film and television star. He was known as a master of quick wit and is widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 October 1890
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I did toy with the idea of doing a cook-book. The recipes were to be the routine ones: how to make dry toast, instant coffee, hearts of lettuce and brownies. But as an added attraction, at no extra charge, my idea was to put a fried egg on the cover. I think a lot of people who hate literature but love fried eggs would buy it if the price was right.
A cigar makers organization once said that I was the most famous cigar smoker in the world. I dont know if thats true, but once while visiting Havana, I went to a cigar factory. There were four hundred people there rolling cigars, and when they saw me, they all stood up and applauded.
I'm not going to pay good money to join a club that lets in people like me.
I don't want to join the kind of a club that accepts people like me as members.
My experience is that people are most likely to listen to reason when in bed.
Why would I want to join an organization that would encourage people like myself to become members.
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
Poverty makes people sub-human Excess of wealth makes people inhuman
Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house.
Q: What do you get when you cross an insomniac, an agnostic, and a dyslexic?A: Someone who stays up all night wondering if there is a Dog.
Did I ever tell you how I shot a wild elephant in my pyjamas? How he got into my pyjamas I'll never know.
Don't point that beard at me, it might go off
I would horsewhip you if I had a horse
I would never belong to a group that would accept someone like me as a member.