Neil Simon Quotes

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.

I never write a play with an eye to film.

Baptists are only funny underwater.

I much prefer writing an original movie with the screen in mind to transferring a play to the screen.

There are two million interesting people in New York and only seventy-eight in Los Angeles.

The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.

I don't use computers... I'm someone who needs to see the page right away in my hand.

New York is not Mecca. It just smells like it.

It looks different when you're sober; I thought I had twice as much furniture.

He's too nervous to kill himself. He wears his seat belt in a drive-in movie.

There's no such thing as a sure thing. That's why they call it gambling.

I understand. You work very hard two days a week and you need a five-day weekend. That's normal.

Gee, what a terrific party. Later on we'll get some fluid and embalm each other.

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

Money brings some happiness. But after a certain point, it just brings more money.

I was constantly being dragged out of movies for laughing too loud.

Give your mind a chance to travel through foreign languages.

All humor is based on hostility - that's why World War Two was funny.

Once you've opened yourself up, it's best to go all the way.

Never underestimate the stimulation of eccentricity.

Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.

If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet.

If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.