Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.

In the old days, ptomaine poisoning was a cover-all. If you missed a show and you were young, it meant you were having an abortion. If you were old, it meant you were having a face lift.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

When you finally learn how to do it, you're too old for the good parts.

The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, lad, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the kiss of an actress is the most unnerving. How can we tell if she means it or if she's just practicing?

Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you living and the downs that mete out talent.

Courage is like a strain of yoghurt culture, if you have some you can have some more.