The self-hatred that destroys is the waste of unfulfilled promise.

All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say 'No' and said 'Yes'.

The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream. For those who did, it unlocked its gates and its treasures, not caring who they were or where they came from.

I have had many successes and many failures in my life. My successes have always been for different reasons, but my failures have always been for the same reason: I said yes when I meant no.

You'd be surprised how many kings are only a queen with a moustache.

There's nothing the matter with Hollywood that a good earthquake couldn't cure.

One of the grave dangers inherent in the various stages of any theatrical career-whether it be budding, quiescent or diminishing-is the advice of friends.

Poor people know poor people, and rich people know rich people. It is one of the few things La Rochefoucauld did not say, but then La Rochefoucauld never lived in the Bronx.

Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.

Playwriting, like begging in India, is an honorable but humbling profession.

Julie Andrews has a wonderful British strength that makes you wonder why they lost India.

Confidence and a good sense of humor can usually win a chick over.

No matter where I travel, I make sure to carry a Vaseline body lotion with me to keep my skin well moisturised all the time.

I'd grown up loving English films, I was a huge Monty Python fanatic as a kid.

I hate my muscles. I'm not Venus Williams. I'm not Serena Williams, I don't want to look like they look.

America is such a great country, we have fat poor people.

But whatever happens, when you leave London you feel like a winner because it's a great venue and it's so nice to be there with all the guys.

Belief is knowing what you believe. Conviction is knowing why you believe it.

Of the five senses, smell is the one with the best memory.

It is America, I don't want the government trying to control more of my life. I want less government control, and I think there are too many government regulations, laws and taxes on the books.

Indians are born with an instinct for riding, rowing, hunting, fishing, and swimming. Americans are born with an instinct for fooling around with machines.