Stan Laurel

All I know is just how to make people laugh.

— Stan Laurel

Another fine mess you've gotten me into.

— Stan Laurel

“You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.”

— Stan Laurel

If any of you cry at my funeral I'll never speak to you again.

— Stan Laurel

“I had a dream I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.”

— Stan Laurel

I feel like dying when I'm helpless

— Stan Laurel

Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.

— Stan Laurel

A horse may be coaxed to drink, but a pencil must be lead.

— Stan Laurel

I don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with Charles Chaplin.

— Stan Laurel

Sight gags had to be planned; they required timing and mechanics. Occasionally, spontaneity would arise in the shooting of the scenes.

— Stan Laurel

My only opinion on the L&H 'home movie' situation - I regret we have no financial interest in them.

— Stan Laurel

What business do we have telling people who to vote for? They probably know more about it than we do.

— Stan Laurel

If anyone at my funeral has a long face, I'll never speak to him again.

— Stan Laurel

If you had a face like mine, you'd punch me right on the nose, and I'm just the fella to do it.

— Stan Laurel

We had friendly and pleasant relationships with all that worked in our films - many happy memories.

— Stan Laurel

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.…

— Stan Laurel

A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don't know. Does anybody? Can you define…

— Stan Laurel

We did have a script, but it didn't consist of the routines and gags. It outlined the basic story idea and just…

— Stan Laurel

Babe and I are both great television fans, and we've been planning to do something on TV. But we certainly never intended…

— Stan Laurel

Personally, I think the silent films were more effective for L&H, but the sound was of great value in enhancing the effects…

— Stan Laurel

We never dealt with satire or suggestive material. Although some of our films were broad parodies or burlesques of popular dramatic themes,…

— Stan Laurel

Anyone who thinks 'Modern Times' has got a big message is just putting it there himself. Charlie knew that the pressures of…

— Stan Laurel

I had a dream that I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.

— Stan Laurel