I'd worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood.

Ah, Marilyn, Hollywood's Joan of Arc, our Ultimate Sacrificial Lamb. Well, let me tell you, she was mean, terribly mean. The meanest woman I have ever known in this town. I am appalled by this Marilyn Monroe cult. Perhaps it's getting to be an act of courage to say the truth about her. Well, let me be courageous. I have never met anyone as utterly mean as Marilyn Monroe. Nor as utterly fabulous on the screen, and that includes Garbo.

Make subtlety obvious.

The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire.

France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper.

I'm delighted with it, because it used to be that films were the lowest form of art. Now we've got something to look down on.

The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer.