Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.

If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and grow over the years.

I simply find it boring to walk around like everybody else. I find it really great to stand out and do something special.

I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don't think people want to see the old show all the time.

People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.

It's always hard when you've known a person a long time and then you have to recognise that you have nothing left in common but your memories.

There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a little vanity.

I learned quite early on in life that we are all two people. And one of those people none of us will ever know.

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.

You cannot be a fully functioning 21st-century citizen in America unless you have access to high-speed broadband. It's as simple as that.

If you're not entertaining, what the hell's the point?