"I find it impossible to spend much time with someone who doesn't have a real sense of humor. Humor is not just a way of looking at life. It's the way you experience things. Nobody lives life free of pain, but you can get past the pain with humor. It's what separates me from some very nice people who simply don't get the joke."

 (Paul Mazursky, nato Irwin Mazursky, regista, scenggiatore, attore e produttore cinematogrfico; New York, 25 aprile 1930 – West Hollywood, 30 giugno 2014)