"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."

"Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get."

"The envier praises me unknowingly."

"It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it."

"California: The west coast of Iowa."

"In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children."