I... wonder what it is in the New York air that enables me to sit up till all hours of the night in an atmosphere which in London would make a horse dizzy, but here merely clears the brain.

Long experience has taught me that in England nobody goes to the theatre unless he or she has bronchitis.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act.

The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.

I don't know very much but what I do know I know better than anybody, and I don't want to argue about it…My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.

Don't pity me now, don't pity me never; I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.

In her early days she had that beatific expression characteristic of Victorian prettiness - like a sheep painted by Raphael.

This was an actress who, for twenty years, had the world at her feet. She kicked it away, and the ball rolled out of her reach.

My mind is not a bed to be made and remade.

A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. An amateur is a man who can't do his job when he does feel like it.

You take the opportunities given to you. If we always waited for perfection, we'd miss out on so much. Don't you think?

Light inside of us can overcome, withstand or overshadow any darkness outside of us

Show business got really tainted for me.

An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb

Being broke is against my religion.

Americans tend not to distinguish between political rhetoric and real intentions, which can lead to great misunderstanding.

Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.

If you're a pro coach, NFL stands for 'Not for long.

I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope. The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death of all that is alive.

'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.