Lillian Russell (1940)

Joseph Cawthorn: Leopold Damrosch

Quotes 

• Leopold Damrosch : Well, I'm sorry for you.

  Lillian Russell : Why, Mr. Damrosch?

  Leopold Damrosch : Because you're, you're beautiful.

  Lillian Russell : But if that were true, why should it make you feel sorry for me?

  Leopold Damrosch : Ach! Listen - even if you have great success, you most likely will be very, very unhappy. Beautiful women generally are.

  Lillian Russell : Why?

  Leopold Damrosch : Well, so many men will fall in love with your beauty, and you may never know which one really loves you for yourself.

• Leopold Damrosch : [to his parakeet]  And you're off the key right now. You're flat, you dummkopf.