Groucho Quotes

He (Groucho`s father) had absolutely no training, and if you had ever seen one of his suits, you`d realize what an accurate statement that is. You see, Pop never used a tape measure. He didn`t believe in it. He said he could just look at a man and tell his size, with the result that frequently he`d make a pair of pants with one trouser leg seven or eight inches longer than the other.

(on The Marx Brothers) If you ever eat at the Hillcrest Country Club and Groucho is there you`ll find he`ll make you laugh in the same way he does on screen. Chico, I would say, loved women and gambling, period. Harpo was probably the sweetest man you would ever want to meet.

I`ll tell you when I`m going to play the Palace. That`s when Eddie Cantor and George Burns and Groucho Marx and Jack Benny are on the bill. I`m going to buy out the whole house, and sit in the middle of the orchestra and say, `Slaves, entertain the king!`

While campaigning for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1960, Wills took out a series of ads with the declaration "Win, lose or draw, you`re all my cousins and I love you."It was signed "Your cousin, Chill Wills". One member of the Academy placed a response ad stating: "Dear Mr. Chill Wills, I am delighted to be your cousin but I voted for Sal Mineo. "It was signed, Groucho Marx.

I`m a huge Groucho fan. There were some great comic minds that would transfer into any generation, and Groucho is certainly one of them.

I`m very lucky. Years ago they had images, like W.C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, Groucho Marx. But today, I think I`m the only one around with an image. And that image is something everyone identified with. They all feel life treated `em wrong and they got no respect.

(Describing Groucho Marx) He was definitely one of my heroes. He inspired me so, still does. He gave me a lot of love, something I`ll cherish forever. He also gave me his tooth, but that`s another story.

(Describing the first time he met Groucho Marx) I had just gotten off the plane from New York City, and I had hair down to my shoulders and a beard. I took a cab up to his house in Bel Air, and the minute my fist connected with the door, the door opened, and there stood Groucho. He looked at me, his mouth flew open, he gasped and he slammed the door in my face. Another guest, who knew Bud, opened the door and brought Bud in to introduce him to Groucho. Groucho said, "I`m sorry. I thought you were Charles Manson."

The thing that made Groucho special was the way he used his body parts. He also had a wicked tongue. People didn`t realize it, but when Groucho said something, he meant it.