I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.
Only those who have earned leisure know how to use it profitably.
Cocktails are society's most enduring invention!
Intolerance of mediocrity has been the main prop of my independence.
Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.
[On Hollywood:] I had gone there expecting to see parties that reflected the stock-in-trade of the movies - glamour. Instead, I found the same attitude toward parties that European peasants had for baths. It was something to be done methodically every Saturday night.