Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

I've lost my faith in science.

The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.

At 50, I thought proudly: Here we are, half century! Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday? I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door.

It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.

I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director.