"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."

"If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows."

"What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are."

"If I ask a woman if she has suffered sexual harassment, could this be considered sexual harassment?"

"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."

"The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it."

"'Mac, you ever been in love?' 'Marshal, I've been a bartender all my life.'"