Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Marvin Neil Simonis an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He has written more than thirty plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth4 July 1927
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
writing like-being-alone meditation
Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life.
inspirational attitude problem
I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far.
sports passion desire
Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.
mediocrity compromise candidates
Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.
believe moving effort
I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, the chances are you'll be a person worthy of your own respects.
laughing loud
I was constantly being dragged out of movies for laughing too loud.
pain positivity born
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet.