We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

In attempting to explain F For Fake's state-side failure, it has occurred to me that perhaps the subject matter was at least partially to blame, and that this country is so blissfully enslaved by the notion of the special sanctity of the expert that an overtly anti-expert film was bound to go too much against the national grain.

The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.

Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.

Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.

Everything bad that has ever happened to me has been caused by agents or lawyers.