Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levantwas an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, as for his music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth27 December 1906
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
hate realization orchestra
A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra will hate him.
sea romance lasts
My last picture for Warners was Romance on the High Seas. It was Doris Day's first picture; that was before she became a virgin.
play piano attractive
I don't like to play the piano. It makes me too attractive.
self self-pity pity
Self-pity - it's the only pity that counts.
unsympathetic
I played an unsympathetic part -- myself.
baby sleep wool
Talent's like a baby. Wrap it up in wool and it goes to sleep.
mistress stories bears
I could never have a mistress, because I couldn't bear to tell the story of my life all over again.
friends war world
When I appeared before the draft board examiner during World War II, he asked me if I thought I could kill. "I don't know about strangers," I replied, "but friends, certainly."
book sleep i-can
When I can't sleep, I read a book by Steve Allen.
mind indecision
Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.
said psychiatrist
My psychiatrist once said to me, 'Maybe life isn't for everyone'.
rare-moments impossible odd
In some situations I was difficult, in odd moments impossible, in rare moments loathsome, but at my best unapproachably great.
thinking firsts form
A pun is the lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first.
mind dwight indecision
Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. - On Dwight D. Eisenhower