I guess a lot of things happen still.

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

If your love never ends, you become a legend.

The English woman is so refined She has no bosom and no behind.

The future does not exist, because nobody has ever experienced it. You can only ever experience a present moment.

Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny.

As long as we have our stories there is hope.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

Wood feeds the fire which burns it.

I am never, ever, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.

My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books.

The music I do is food... that will be your dinner.