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I didn't know anything about ...

I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy.

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Lucy and I would love furious...

Lucy and I would love furiously and fight furiously.

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I received my Greetings from U...

I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force.

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I didn't know anything about a...

I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy.

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I could have stayed home and b...

I could have stayed home and been kept by my wife.

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If you don't know what to do, ...

If you don't know what to do, don't do anything.

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One of my biggest problems wit...

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

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Good things do not come easy. ...

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

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Motion-picture studio floors u...

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.

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I had never intended to be on ...

I had never intended to be on the show more than three years, regardless of how successful it was. I had other things I wanted to do. And I was offered a role in 'Red Sky at Morning', [1970]. I got that part because [producer] Hal Wallis had seen the HERE'S LUCY show with Ann-Margaret. It was a thrill for me, getting to do the drama and comedy. It was such a good role. So I missed several episodes of the show to shoot the movie. And I never came back but one.

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My Latin temper blows up prett...

My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America.

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I learned a lot in those first...

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.

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An actor who is good at comedy...

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

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The Spanish and Cuban people h...

The Spanish and Cuban people have the same kind of wakes the Irish do. They go on for two or three days and drink a lot of booze and eat a lot of food.

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I Love Lucy was never just a t...

I Love Lucy was never just a title!

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A single prop that does not lo...

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.

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Al Jolson was one of the great...

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

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American people have the abili...

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

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At times we were criticized fo...

At times we were criticized for doing too much slapstick. I don't believe in mild comedy, and neither does Lucy.

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Everyone seemed to be doing we...

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

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