Ira Gershwin Quotes in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

George Gershwin: Work is a compulsion. It's an obsession. And there's so much I want to do.

Ira Gershwin: What are you trying to prove, Georgie? You've already done...

George Gershwin: Don't you see, Ira? It's only with my music that I can prove my right to live. I must write... and I can't even hear it inside me anymore.

George Gershwin: I'm alright! My headaches gone, and I can play!

Ira Gershwin: Don't overdo it, George.

Oscar Levant: Take it easy, fella'.

George Gershwin: Why should I take it easy? I feel wonderful! Now we can finish the score of the picture and get on with something else. I'd like to try a ballet, or maybe a string quartet, or better yet... I'd like to set The Gettysburg Address to music.