The heart of an Irishman is nothing but his imagination

The function of the actor is to make the audience imagine for the moment that real things are happening to real people.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.

The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.

Sherlock Holmes was a drug addict without a single amiable trait.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.