I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.

The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.

God help those who do not help themselves.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind.

Professionally, I decided to commit a lot of my time to California because there wasn't a whole lot happening for me in New York.

We must constantly dare ourselves in the small things, until courage becomes a habit of mind that will serve us when we are unexpectedly tested.

I myself happen to find, on the basis of experience and nothing else, that photography can be a high art.

Life's all about making choices. You've made the choice to pick up the pieces and keep going, even when you've been devastated over and over again.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

I ask of any God, of any gods, that if they give immortality, I hope to be granted oblivion also.

The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.

Perhaps my number one rule is: Don't try to make a profit on a bad trade, just try to find the best place to get out.

I resent the limitations of my own imagination.