When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

Moments. A couple of moments that people remember, that they can take with them, is what makes a good movie.

Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.

The White House is one of the few places in downtown Washington where you can get something to eat after 11 o'clock at night.

In all those types of films I wore a tan suit, a grey suit, a beige suit and then a negligee for the seventh reel near the end when I would admit to my best friend on the telephone that what I really wanted was to become a little housewife.

Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.

I'll match my flops with anybody's but I wouldn't have missed 'em.