"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot"

"All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."

"Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves."

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career."

"The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity."

"Gold is worse poison to a man's soul, doing more murders in this loathsome world, than any mortal drug."

"Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them."

"Dare to be wise. (Sapere Aude)"

"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy."

"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship; and it is by far the best ending for one."