Harold Lloyd

“I never thought of myself as a daredevil. I was just doing what was necessary for the picture.”

“If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.”

“The public in the past has been more tolerant of the comedian who was not a good actor than it has been of the actor who was not a good comedian.”

“In my pictures, I never made fun of the law, the church, or motherhood.”

“The glasses were an integral part of the character. They gave him an intellectual look, a studious look.”

“Comedy is a serious business.”

“The more varied the characters, the better, as far as I'm concerned.”

“My 'character' was a guy who was a little more aggressive than the average fellow, a guy who was not going to be stopped by anything.”

“The 'thrill' comedies were my favorites. I loved to get the audience on the edge of their seats.”

“It's a great life if you don't weaken.”

“My goal was to make people laugh, and in doing so, to make them forget their troubles for a little while.”

“You can't be a comedian unless you see the fun in things.”

“Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.”

“The most important thing in comedy is timing.”

“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”