Desi Arnaz

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any. ”

The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15. ”

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly. ”

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls. ”

Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived. ”

I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille. ”

The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all. ”

Lucy and I would love furiously and fight furiously. ”

Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it. ”

One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes. ”