Neil Simon — American Playwright born on July 04, 1927,

Marvin Neil Simon is an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He has written more than thirty plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer... (wikipedia)

I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far.
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet.
You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.
Nathan Lane always wanted to play Oscar. When he came in the first day, he already knew his lines. He said he'd known them since he was 18.
Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.