Being in the depths of sadness is just as important an experience as being exuberantly happy.

I do not think that we have a “right” to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks.

Friendship is a precious gift that can't be bought or sold. It's value is greater than mountains made of gold. If you shall ask God for a gift be thankful if he sends not diamonds pearls or riches but the love and trust of friends. It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

Writers, Composers, Painters, - also artists like directors and actors fall into the same category. They have to be handled with kid gloves, mentally and physically

[On Orson Welles:] When I talk to him, I feel like a plant that's been watered.

Victory is gay only back home. Up front it is joyless.

Habit: Often mistaken for love.