"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."

"Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being."

"He is great who confers the most benefits."

"England has forty-two religions and only two sauces."

"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."

"The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet."

"The love of money is the root of all virtue."