Hal Roach Quotes

United States, Film Producer
January 14, 1892 – November, 2, 1992.

Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and actor from the 1910s to the 1990s, best known today for producing the Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang film comedy series.

Also known as Actor, Film Director, Screenwriter

Harold Lloyd was not a comedian. But he was the finest actor to play a comedian that I ever saw.

Hal Roach
- Play
- Actor
- Comedian
The important thing, once you get 'em laughing, is to keep 'em laughing until you're through. With a 90-minute feature, you've got to stop the laughter and then pick it up again, which is tough.

Hal Roach
- Up
- Important
- Stop

The greatest comedies that were made by anybody were made in two reels; I don't care who it was.

Hal Roach
- Care
- Two
- Greatest
You can't make people laugh for more than half an hour and be consistent.

Hal Roach
- People
- You
- Laugh
You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.

Hal Roach
- Summer
- Rain
- Ireland
The likelihood of getting lost is directly proportional to the number of times the direction-giver says, 'You can't miss it'.

Hal Roach
Dolphins : Animals that are so intelligent that, within a few weeks of captivity, they can train a man to stand on the edge of their pool and throw them food three times a day.

Hal Roach
My wife converted me to religion. I never believed in hell until I married her.

Hal Roach
- Wife
- Religion
- Converted