A party: one arrives long after it's started, and one's going to leave long before it's over.

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "In other words."

We are articulate, but we are not particularly conversational. An Englishman won't talk for the sake of talking. He doesn't mind silence. But after the silence, he sometimes says something.

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential.

The ball is man's most disastrous invention, not excluding the wheel.

I have little patience with anyone who is not self-satisfied. I am always pleased to see my friends, happy to be with my wife and family, but the high spot of every day is when I first catch a glimpse of myself in the shaving mirror.