I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.

The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason.

Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.

I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier

Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon.

It was no good to look back, to apologize for what had happened, or to wonder what could have been different.

Oh God, I'm miss­ing the gene which makes you grow up and buy a flat in Streatham and start visiting Homebase every weekend. Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand.

That was the wonderful thing about New York: Years of bad blood could be wiped out with a single gesture of friendliness.

The truth of a man is first and foremost what he hides.

It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.

You can't measure time by days, the way you measure money by dollars and cents, because dollars are all the same while every day is different and maybe every hour as well.

I've directed five films and I've proven that people have made money with my films - many people have made money with my films.

I get my inspiration from everyone when I need it and how I need it.

The usual criticism of a novel about an artist is that, no matter how real he is as a man, he is not real to us as an artist, since we have to take on trust the works of art he produces.

When you're the leader, everything is your fault.