All that is necessary to raise imbecility into what the mob regards as profundity is to lift it off the floor and put it on a platform.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

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

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.

I drink so the others become interesting.

Art is the sex of the imagination.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.