And now, I am dying beyond my means. (Said while sipping champagne on his deathbed.)

Be yourself, because others are already taken.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

If you are going to tell people the truth, you had better make them laugh or they will kill you.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . .