We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus.

We're all a little nit autistic.

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

Blame is for God and small children.

Acting didn't solve much! If it did, I would have ended up much less crazy than I am today, but I'm not. At least for me, acting is a relief - a relief to be able to admit certain things about myself and disguise in my work, in my characters.

To have a successful marriage, a man must, on a fundamental level be scared shitless of his wife.

This is not a movie about smelling the urine! It's another kind of movie." Volker Schlöndorff got Billy Wilder to agree to these conversations - you can buy it - because Volker spoke German at times. And he said to Billy Wilder: "What is in your mind?" And he said: "If you're going to try to tell the truth to the audience, you'd better be funny or they'll kill you." And I haven't forgotten that.