1906-1972, American Pianist, Actor
An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.
Oscar Levant – [Aphorisms and Epigrams]
Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
Oscar Levant – [Loneliness]
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
Oscar Levant – [Happiness]
I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
Oscar Levant – [Selfishness]
It's not what your are, it's what you don't become that hurts.
Oscar Levant – [Regret]
Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. [On Dwight D. Eisenhower]
Oscar Levant – [Indecision]
Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.
Oscar Levant – [Indecision]
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
Oscar Levant – [Psychiatry]
Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you will find the real tinsel underneath.
Oscar Levant – [Hollywood]
There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
Oscar Levant – [Pride]
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
Oscar Levant – [Insanity]
Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Oscar Levant – [Character]
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
Oscar Levant – [Pride]