The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

Most men when they make up their faces, the makeup stands forward, and their faces are behind.

What would you be like if you were the only person in the world? If you want to be truly happy you must be that person.

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.

England is very dreary, but I'm a people person.

Any film is at least better than real life.

I went out into the world when I was about 22. I wrote books and I illustrated books and did book covers, and I taught tap-dancing, and I was a model in the art school. I had no ability for any of those things, but what else could I do?