W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 January 1880
CityDarby, PA
CountryUnited States of America
drinking cost-of-living alcohol
The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
drinking alcohol done
Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times.
drinking house alcohol
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house unless they have a well-stocked bar.
drinking sleep funny-alcohol
I certainly do not drink all the time. I have to sleep you know.
trust water alcohol
You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
giving-up beer alcohol
I have been advised by the best medical authority, at my age, not to attempt to give up alcohol.
years alcohol use
I've been on a 46-year diet of olives and alcohol. The latter I consume. The former I save and use over again in more alcohol. In my lifetime, I imagine, I have consumed at least $200,000 worth of whisky.
beer water alcohol
I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.
gambling alcohol other-half
I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.
cross eat heart hope weight
Cross my heart and hope to eat my weight in goslings.
rather
On the whole I would rather be in Philadelphia.
equality free hate
I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.
asked ends hard hollywood
I have been asked if I ever get the DTs; I don't know; it's hard to tell where Hollywood ends and the DTs begin.
bad face gold head looked miles seven sleep teeth wrinkled
Well, her face was so wrinkled it looked like seven miles of bad road. She had so many gold teeth . . . she used to have to sleep with her head in a safe.