The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone.

Simplicity is a difficult thing to achieve.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

They cheer me because they all understand me, and they cheer you because no one understands you.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

Unless I write every day, I don't feel I deserve my dinner.