I would give my life for a man who is looking for the truth. But I would gladly kill a man who thinks that he has found the truth.

The decline of the aperitif may well be one of the most depressing phenomena of our time.

Thank God I'm an atheist.

Nothing would disgust me more, morally, than receiving an Oscar.

I find it [science] analytical, pretentious and superficial-largely because it does not address itself to dreams, chance, laughter, feelings, or paradox-in other words,-all the things I love the most.

If alcohol is queen, then tobacco is her consort. It's a fond companion for all occasions, a loyal friend through fair weather and foul.

Mystery is the essential element of every work of art.