There is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom insight and life of each person who has known and loved it.

stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves

I explained to him, however, that my nature was such that my physical needs often got in the way of my feelings.

In that daily effort in which intelligence and passion mingle and delight each other, the absurd man discovers a discipline that will make up the greatest of his strengths. The required diligence and doggedness and lucidity thus resemble the conqueror's attitude. To create is likewise to give a shape to one's fate. For all these characters, their work defines them at least as much as it is defined by them. The actor taught us this: There is no frontier between being and appearing.

Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies.

You must have a love, a great love, to ensure an alibi at unjustified despairs that conquer all of us

I have no friends, I only have accomplices now. On the other hand, my accomplices are more numerous than my friends: they are the human race.