The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.
[on Hollywood] It looks, it feels, as though it had been invented by a Sixth Avenue peepshow man.
The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.
You must learn, day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon.
[At age 76:] A good life is like a good play -- it has to have a satisfying and exciting third act.
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.