47 Quotes by Larry Gelbart

Reality television is less honest than YouTube. YouTube is the real reality.

I don't think you can name a good picture where the production or the possible promotion isn't "cast-contingent." That means the film needs not just star power but star box office power.

I think technology is such that we can reach new heights but we need some of the basics of the pre-technological age. It's counter-productive to be able to type a hundred words a minute but not know what the words mean.

The subtle differences in language and humor that get lost in translation, for example, make it almost impossible for big companies to do something that will appeal at home and abroad.

You can write something that has continuity, but it makes happy endings all the more ridiculous.

I think it makes people frustrated when they have to live their actual lives commercial free and they can't just magically wind up at the part with the happy ending.

I write what I write and I honestly don't care if it gets on or not. I'm writing to see if I can find out some of what I think about any number of situations. I work it out in the writing.

If Hitler’s still alive, I hope he’s out of town with a musical.

Contrary to popular belief, it's not the legs that go first; it's remembering the word for legs.