[On Alfred Hitchcock:] Hitch is a gentleman farmer who raises goose flesh.

A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness.

I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the only one I would worry. But we're all in the same boat, and all of my friends are coming with me. We all go toward old age. How many years left we don't know. We just have to accept it.

There are advantages to being a star though - you can always get a table in a full restaurant.

On acting to daughter Isabella Rossellini: Keep it simple. Make a blank face and the music and the story will fill it in.

If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.

In Hollywood, you're never any better than your last picture.