"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."

"Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue."

"It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal."

"There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel."

"Successful men follow the same advice they prescribe for others."

"The major concrete achievement of the women's movement of the 1970's was the Dutch treat."

"Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong."