All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.

I am known in parts of the world by people who have never heard of Jesus Christ.

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

The cinema is little more than a fad. It's canned drama. What audiences really want to see is flesh and blood on the stage.

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

To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough