“Bob Crosby: That's like keeping the smog and throwing away Los Angeles.”

“By nation of origin of our people, by 2050, America will be a Third World country. Our great cities will all look like Los Angeles today. Los Angeles and the cities of the Southwest will look like Juarez and Tijuana…”

“The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.”

“When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and only 72 in Los Angeles.”

“Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.”

“It’s hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself.”

“People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles.”

“The world's saddest man will live here in Los Angeles.”

“Bob: [about Bing Crosby] He's up in Nevada looking over Boulder Dam - his piggy bank is filled. He's so loaded, you know, he uses Howard Hughes for a bell boy.”

“A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.”