How does one get ideas? By sheer perseverance to the point of madness.

If you’re really truthful with yourself, it’s wonderful guidance.

I suppose that’s one of the ironies of life – doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

The deeper the truth in creative work, the longer it will live.

What a sad business, being funny

We must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature — or go insane.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning!

One murder makes a villain, millions a hero. Numbers sanctify.

The world is not composed of heroes and villains, but of men and women with all the passions that God has given them. The ignorant condemn, but the wise pity.

Machinery should be a blessing to mankind and not a curse.

My happiest days are those in which I do good work.

Making fun is a serious business.

Wisdom usually grows upon us like calluses when we are old, gnarled, and bent.

In the realm of the unknown, there is an infinite power for good.

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

Life is an expression of want.

You have to believe in yourself, that’s the secret.

I am an individual and a believer in liberty.

I always try to do the unexpected in a novel way.