I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept anything without wishing I had given it away.

A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world.

The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of face and body but in the movements of thought and soul transmitted in a kind of intense isolation.

Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration.

I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.

I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act.

In my dreams I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.

If I ever bore you, it'll be with a knife.

There is no other occupation in the world that so closely resembled enslavement as the career of a film star.

Love is a publicity stunt, and making love, after the first curious raptures, is only another petulant way to pass the time waiting for the studio to call.

I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it will be with a knife.

There's always a gap between the burn and the sting of it, the pain and the realization...You can't survive a rift that big without it leaving a mark.

In order to reach for the stars, you must have both feet planted firmly on the ground.

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.— Walter Benjamin, "Unpacking My Library

You can pass any law you like to make 'criminals' of those you don't like and then justify it with whatever stupid reasoning that appeals to you. Is that rule of law - or tyranny?

I love dress shopping, and I love talking about the wedding food. That's what makes me happy.

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of it looks tame to me, but my interest in terms of what I want to say with it is a little different

I hadn't done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures

When your head is firmly in the sand, another part of your anatomy is fully exposed.

My Paintings are Battles.

In the early days of a startup, people's compensation is whatever you negotiate with a founder and it's all over the place.