Humphrey Bogart
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Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in Casablanca
Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25 1899 – January 14 1957) was an American actor known for his dramatic and film noir roles in early 1940s films such as Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon.
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Quotes[edit]
- I'm about as much in favor of communism as J. Edgar Hoover. I despise communism and I believe in our own American brand of democracy.
- I'm No Communist, Photoplay, March 1948, p. 53
- All you owe the public is a good performance.
- To Frank Sinatra, as quoted in The New York Times (17 May 1994)
- You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.
- Attributed without citation in Vivian Cook, "Can they spell your name in Karachi? British and American style spelling"
Literary references to Bogart[edit]
- I've seen Humphrey Bogart with one often enough ...
- A man's reply when asked if he knows how to operate an automatic weapon, in Nevil Shute's What Happened to the Corbetts (1939).
Misattributed[edit]
- I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
- Alleged last words, but Bacall denies this. Lauren Bacall. By Myself and Then Some.
