"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."

"Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers."

"I am a deeply superficial person."

"Van Gogh became a painter because he had no ear for music."

"Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and, above all, love."

"And when he is out of sight, quickly also is he out of mind."

"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."