Neil Simon
Birthday: 4 July 1927, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Marvin Neil Simon
Height: 187 cm
Neil Simon was born on July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA as Marvin Neil Simon. He is a writer and producer, known for The Odd Couple (1968), Your Show of Shows (1950) and The Odd ...Show More
On writing 1991's "The Marrying Man": "With a play, I have only two people to please - myself and th Show more
On writing 1991's "The Marrying Man": "With a play, I have only two people to please - myself and the director. With this movie, it was 19 executives, a director who'd never done anything but animation before, and two stars who would tell you what lines they'd say and what lines they wouldn't say." Hide
On the 2009 closing of his Broadway revival, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" one week after it premiered: I Show more
On the 2009 closing of his Broadway revival, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" one week after it premiered: I'm still dumbfounded. After all these years, I still don't get how Broadway works, or what to make of our culture. Hide
I didn't think of a thing called money. If I had a nickel, I would run in the street and say, 'I got Show more
I didn't think of a thing called money. If I had a nickel, I would run in the street and say, 'I got a nickel! I got a nickel! I'm rich! I'm rich!' As a kid, I always thought, I'll never forget all these things, but you do. I managed to forget all of it. Some people spend their lives remembering, and that's what I thought I would do. But it doesn't last. Hide
When it's 100 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When it's 20 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. Show more
When it's 100 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When it's 20 in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. However, there are six million interesting people in New York - and 72 in Los Angeles. Hide
On Hollywood: "Everyone in Hollywood is looking for a blockbuster. They tell you their last movie 'o Show more
On Hollywood: "Everyone in Hollywood is looking for a blockbuster. They tell you their last movie 'only grossed $70 million,' as if that were some kind of crime." Hide
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