In Hollywood a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel.

He was in love with life as an ant on a summer blade of grass.

H.L.Mencken's war aims, according to the handful of observers who deigned to notice his conflict, were the overthrow of American Democracy, the Christian religion, and the YMCA. He was also credited with trying to wipe out poets and luncheon orators.

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.

That God has managed to survive the inanities of the religions that do Him homage is truly a miraculous proof of His existence.

I'll tell you a secret. We live in a mad and inspiring world.

I discovered early in my movie work that a movies never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer.