If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come.

The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn.

I hung up. It was a good start, but it didn’t go far enough. I ought to have locked the door and hidden under the desk.

It is not a fragrant world.

I always find what I want. But when I find it, I don't want it any more.

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is more than one way to conquer a country

You can always tell a detective on TV. He never takes his hat off.