Neil Simon

thumb|right|If you can go through life without ever experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet. Marvin Neil Simon (4 July 1927 – 26 August 2018) was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his comedies. See also Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Goodbye Girl, Murder by Death, and The Odd Couple. __TOC__ Quotes Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage…Like two out of every ten couples. Mother, in Barefoot in the Park (1963); cited from The Collected Plays of Neil Simon (New York: New American Library, 1986) vol. 1, p. 207 And so she lived ... hopefully ... ever after. Sweet Charity (1966); cited from The Collected Plays of Neil Simon (New York: Random House, 1991) vol. 3, p. 113 Money brings some happiness. But after a certain point, it just brings more money. Interviewed in Newsweek, (2 February 1970) You're welcome to take a bath. You look like the second week of the garbage strike. Evy, in The Gingerbread Lady (1970); cited from The Collected Plays of Neil Simon (New York: Random House, 1971) vol. 2, p. 76 If I had to make one comparison, I'd say that when it's five below in New York, it's 78 in Los Angeles, and when it's 110 in New York, it's 78 in Los Angeles; but there are 2,000,000 interesting people in New York–and only 78 in Los Angeles. There may be a hell of a lot more, but it's hard to find them. Playboy Interview: Neil Simon, Playboy (February 1979) People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes? New York Times, June 4, 1984. On receiving an honorary degree from Williams College Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life. The New York Times (March 24, 1985) A writer without confidence is like a metaphor without something to compare itself to. Rewrites (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996) p. 105 If you can go through life without ever experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet. And if you've gone through pain and think you know exactly why, you haven't examined all the options. The Play Goes On (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999) p. 260 Quotes about Neil Simon Neil Simon strikes me less as the new Moliere than as a rattier Rattigan. Andrew Sarris, "Films in Focus". The Village Voice (May 20, 1971) External links Category:1927 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:People from New York City Category:Tony Award winners Category:New York University alumni