There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?

For some reason I've always had an irrational love for New York. There's no reason that you would necessarily like it on paper. It's very expensive.

Life is unresolved, confusing, bewildering, puzzling, ambiguous. You don't really know what's going to happen. The future is uncertain for everybody.

I feel that humor, just like Fred Astaire dance numbers or these lightweight musicals, gives you a little oasis. You are in this horrible world and for an hour and a half you duck into a dark room and it's air-conditioned and the sun is not blinding you and you leave the terror of the universe behind and you are completely transported into an escapist situation. The women are beautiful, the men are witty and heroic, nobody has terrible problems and this is a delightful escapist thing, and you leave the theater refreshed.

In real life, Keaton believes in God. But she also believes that the radio works because there are tiny people inside it.

I'm at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me I'm profoundly grateful to her.

Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will not have you declared legally insane in order to gain control of your estate.