Costello Quotes

We didn't know anything about comedy duos - Abbot and Costello, Martin and Lewis - we didn't know anything about that. Kim Fields showed us a tape of Martin and Lewis and their old shows and they come through the curtain so we started doing research on them.

I've been here all the time; I could be putting out as many albums as Costello, y'know what I mean?

When somebody like Elvis Costello comes along, anybody can make a good record with him.

It gets so boring at home. After all, how many reruns of Abbott and Costello movies can a guy watch on television?

Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it.

People are going to see both of us and think it's an Abbott and Costello kind of thing. It's not an easy switch. It's not an easy transition from TV to film.

Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept.