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Quotes from The Memoirs of an Amnesiac — Oscar Levant

1906–1972 United States

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I once said cynically of a politician, "He'll double-cross that bridge when he comes to it."

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

As a rule I never read bad reviews about myself because my best friends invariably tell me about them.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

When I used to speak of the lunatic fringe, I didn’t know I was going to be head of it.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

A psychiatrist once diagnosed my troubles as “an abdication of will.”

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

My last picture for Warners was Romance on the High Seas. It was Doris Day's first picture; that was before she became a virgin.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

In the middle and late 50′s I was in hospitals constantly. I was committed every time I drew a breath or took an extra twelve pills–which never affected me much because I’m not suicidal.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

Instant unconsciousness had been my greatest passion for ten years.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

I rated the drug Demerol over sex as the ultimate pleasure at one time. Now I don’t have access to either.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

I have seizures of momentary sanity.

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac (1965)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oscar Levant (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.