"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."

"We can forgive you for killing our sons. But we will never forgive you for making us kill yours."

"This isn't the sort of thing you can leave to chance. You never know when you might find yourself in some sort of cake emergency."

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile."

"No national political party is going to nominate another right-wing candidate for a long time."

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace."

"There is no thought in any mind, but it quickly tends to convert itself into a power."