"These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals."

"It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one."

"Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence."

"My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success."

"I need to make things mine. It annoys me to buy something that is imposed on me. When I have a suit made, I go to the Sicilian tailor Alessandro Martorana in Turin. I like shorter jacket sleeves and often fold the cuffs up. It's more modern that way."

"That's a very odd notion because it involves seeing money up there on the screen - if something cost $5 million to make, they want to see that $5 million up there."

"All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself."

"I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work; she just didn't sell mine."