people see so many movies that when they finally see one not so bad as the others, they think it's great. an Academy Award means that you don't stink quite as much as your cousin.

I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people.

not writing is not good but trying to write when you can't is worse.

writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all

great books are the ones we need

well, death says, as he walks by, I'm going to get you anyhow no matter what you've been: writer, cab-driver, pimp, butcher, sky-diver, I'm going to get you

I could read the great books but the great books don't interest me.

I tell you such fine music waits in the shadows of hell.

of one hundred movies there's one that is fair, one that's good and ninety eight that are very bad. most movies start badly and steadily get worse

animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. neither do I. maybe that's why we get along

I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread

Until you fight the battle against time, you won’t know how best to manage your time

The world is quiet here.

Verily, a man without fear is either dead or happy to die.

Your kisses are like miracle fruit that sweetens my life without ruining my diet.

I'm very hard on myself. Sometimes too hard on myself. When I lost in the Wimbledon finals, I was so sad, I cried. I had the runner-up trophy! It's still a great accomplishment, but I was so mad.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

I always felt like something of an outsider. But I identified with people up on the screen. That made me feel like I wanted to be up on the screen too. I felt like eventually I would get there.

People become what they expect themselves to become

Oh my luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June; Oh my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly played in tune.

You must have to want it so badly, if there is any way you can live without it, get out of it. Being an unsuccessful actor is like having a skin disease. Make sure your passion is not misplaced.