ELWOOD: Years ago my mother used to say to me, she’d say, “In this world, Elwood, you must be” — she always called me Elwood — “In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.” Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

Oscar Brodney (1905-2008) American screenwriter, lawyer

Harvey (1950) [with Mary Chase]