Intolerance of mediocrity has been the main prop of my independence.
To get fifty people to a cocktail party in New York, you ask one hundred. In Hollywood, you invite twenty.
Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.
Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband.
The secret of my success is that no woman has ever been jealous of me.
Keep your talent in the dark and you'll never be insulted.