In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

Hitchcock denigrated American films, saying they were all 'pictures of people talking' - as, indeed, most of them are.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rectitude at little or no cost.

The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, as those you've won money from are not likely to commiserate with you. Winning takes getting used to.

The audience requires not information but drama.

Everyone needs money. That's why they call it money