I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.

[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.

I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.

I'm coming to the end of my life. I do reflect on what I've done for the 85 years that I have been given so far. And I'm proud of what I've done.

However, they ignore the fact that the First Amendment is intended to protect only against government sanctions for exercising free speech rights, not private actions.

The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized.