The idea of a star being born is bushwa. A star is created, carefully and cold-bloodily, built up from nothing, from nobody. Age, beauty, talent, least of all talent, has nothing to do with it. We could make silk purses out of sows' ears every day of the week.

Be smart, but never show it.

You know how I'm smart? I got people around me who know more than I do.

Nothing matters. Nothing matters.

The number one book of the ages was written by a committee, and it was called The Bible.

I will only make pictures that I won't be ashamed to have my children see.

America must remain, at any cost, the custodian of freedom, human dignity and economic security. The United States must be strong, so that no nation may dare attack.