The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of face and body but in the movements of thought and soul transmitted in a kind of intense isolation.

I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.

In my dreams I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.

Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead

When I went to Hollywood in 1927, the girls were wearing lumpy sweaters and skirts. I was wearing sleek suits and half naked beaded gowns and piles and piles of furs.

Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration.

If I ever bore you, it'll be with a knife.