"I don't know what would have happened to the Laurel and Hardy films if it hadn't been for Stan. He was the one who usually took an idea from Roach would have and bring it to life. He was usually the one who suggested to Babe the various things that could be done. In a sense, he is the spirit behind the films—but all of it could not have happened if those three men hadn't met at the right place and at the right time."