“My knowledge of art is infinitesimal. I know that Rembrandt was deaf (no, that was Beethoven). I know that Van Gogh got hungry one day and cut off his own ear and that Toulouse Lautrec walked around on his knees. And that’s about it.”
About This Quote
(Letter to Bryan Holme of Viking Press, 4/30/1964)
More from Groucho Marx
“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.”
“Thanks for the potatoes. Would have thought you’d stuck a piece of butter in each one.…”
“Your producer, who you say idolizes me, is obviously a brilliant fellow.”
“An actor should always keep his mouth shut.”