8 Quotes by Hal Roach

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    The important thing, once you get 'em laughing, is to keep 'em laughing until you're through. With a 90-minute feature, you've got to stop the laughter and then pick it up again, which is tough.

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    Harold Lloyd was not a comedian. But he was the finest actor to play a comedian that I ever saw.

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    The greatest comedies that were made by anybody were made in two reels; I don't care who it was.

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    You can't make people laugh for more than half an hour and be consistent.

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    The likelihood of getting lost is directly proportional to the number of times the direction-giver says, 'You can't miss it'.

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    Dolphins : Animals that are so intelligent that, within a few weeks of captivity, they can train a man to stand on the edge of their pool and throw them food three times a day.

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    My wife converted me to religion. I never believed in hell until I married her.

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    You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.

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