I don't want any description of me to be accurate; I want it to be flattering. I don't think people who have to sing for their supper ever like to be described truthfully - not in print anyway. We need to sell tickets, so we need good reviews.

Husbands should revolt from time to time. Even the best circus-number becomes boring if the beast is too tame.

Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It's the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.

The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.

A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.

Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.

I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.