[about the Hotel Marmont on Sunset Blvd., a piece of Hollywood history] I would rather sleep in a bathroom than in another hotel.

Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window - that is at once interesting.

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.

My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would pay to see my Aunt Minnie?

Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they're a genius.