"You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism."

"The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind."

"In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally."

"A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing."

"When motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new race."

"When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We don't honor them enough, we don't pay them enough."

"What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors."

"In the morning, I practice 15 minutes of yoga."