I don't like to meet the actor and have a lot of conferences and talk about their sub-life and their off-screen life and their back stories and all that nonsense, because it never means anything.

Doing abominations is against the law, particularly if the abominations are done while wearing a lobster bib.

Fantasy is seductive and much more wonderful than reality, but you can't take it to the bank. It's always an escape. And if used as an escape, as in attending a movie or a show for a circumscribed period of time, it's fine. When it starts to become undifferentiated from reality, it leads to big trouble.

The most important words in the English language are not 'I love you' but 'it's benign.'

It has become harder and harder in the United States to make films unhampered by outside influences. I've always been able to steer clear of that and keep the business people out of my hair completely.

Taste my tuna casserole - tell me if I put in too much hot fudge.

We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives.