Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having.

The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment.

The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures.

The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.

A visit to a cinema is a little outing in itself. It breaks the monotony of an afternoon or evening; it gives a change from the surroundings of home, however pleasant.

It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am positive, is not true.

We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide a means of entertainment which would cut out the stage.

The crowd may be influenced easily, largely because it is a crowd.

Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.

You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.

I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.

See with the eyes of love and a thing becomes beautiful. See with the eyes of hate and things are ugly.

Time is not tinder for any flame. It will not gather a spark

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

Early happiness handicaps people. I do not regret having been profoundly unhappy.

Influence is not government.

Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer

Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment.

Work like an Arminian, sleep like a Calvinist.

I wonder how often not the intention but the desire springs up in a doctor's mind: 'Can I let this human being out of the trap of Life?

I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now.