A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

In the theatre, a hero is one who believes that all women are ladies, a villain one who believes that all ladies are women.

Great drama is the souvenir of the adventure of a master among the pieces of his own soul.

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

There is no legimate actor who can resist the powerful lure of the movies. It isn't the money that fetches him. It isn't the great publicity. It is simply this: the movies enable an actor to look at himself.

Like everybody else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds.