"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot"

"All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."

"Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves."

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career."

"I never write Metropolis for seven cents because I can get the same price for city. I never write policeman because I can get the same money for cop."

"A man in love is incomplete until he is married. Then he is finished."

"Weary the path that does not challenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the way."

"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"

"You can't base your life on the past or the present. You have to tell me about your future."

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has!"