"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot"

"All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."

"Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves."

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career."

"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown."

"Feminism is the radical notion that women are people."

"To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old."

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."

"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt."

"Immature love says, I love you because I need you, mature love says, I need you because I love you."