The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Stan Laurel
- Sight gags had to be planned; they required timing and mechanics. Occasionally, spontaneity would arise in the shooting of the scenes.
- Personally, I think the silent films were more effective for L&H, but the sound was of great value in enhancing the effects – dialog eliminated a lot of action & sight gags – I always feel that ‘action’ speaks louder than words.
- We did have a script, but it didn’t consist of the routines and gags. It outlined the basic story idea and just a plan for us to follow. But when it came to each scene, we and the gagmen would work out ideas.
- It’s the one with that panel of ultra-chichi folks. The one called ‘What’s My Line?’ It sends me straight up the wall. I call it ‘The Snob Family.’
- Babe and I are both great television fans, and we’ve been planning to do something on TV. But we certainly never intended to start out on an unrehearsed network show!
- We had friendly and pleasant relationships with all that worked in our films – many happy memories.
- A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don’t know. Does anybody? Can you define it? All I know is that I learned how to get laughs, and that’s all I know about it. You have to learn what people will laugh at, then proceed accordingly.
- Anyone who thinks ‘Modern Times’ has got a big message is just putting it there himself. Charlie knew that the pressures of modern life and factory life would be good for a lot of laughs, and that’s why he did the film – not because he wanted to diagnose the industrial revolution.
- We never dealt with satire or suggestive material. Although some of our films were broad parodies or burlesques of popular dramatic themes, there was no conscious attempt at being either sarcastic or offensive.
- My only opinion on the L&H ‘home movie’ situation – I regret we have no financial interest in them.
Stan Laurel was a British-American comic actor, writer, and director best known as one half of the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on June 16, 1890, in Ulverston, England, he began his career in British music halls before moving to the U.S. and joining vaudeville.
In the 1920s, he teamed up with Oliver Hardy, and together they created a timeless legacy with their slapstick routines, impeccable timing, and endearing chemistry.
Laurel was the creative force behind the duo, contributing heavily to their scripts and comedic style. Their films, including Sons of the Desert (1933) and Way Out West (1937), became classics of early cinema. After Hardy’s death in 1957, Laurel retired from performing but remained a beloved figure. He received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1961. Stan Laurel died on February 23, 1965, leaving behind an enduring influence on comedy.
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