"It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me."

"All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward."

"Doesn't all experience crumble in the end to mere literary material?"

"No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated."

"Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing one, and I don't."

"Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it's because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you."

"The greatest men, you can quote for everything."

"No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isn't yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words."