I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible.

Viele Menschen sind gut genug erzogen, um nicht mit vollem Mund zu sprechen, aber sie haben keine Bedenken, es mit leerem Kopf zu tun.

The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.