"I'm not a citizen, I don't need citizenship papers, and I've never had patriotism in that sense for any country, but I'm a patriot to humanity as a whole. I'm a citizen of the world."

"I'm not working in the political arena. I'm working in the human arena. Had I included Stalin, I would surely been getting into politics because there was no reason to include him from the standpoint …"

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."

"I am for the people. I am for the common man. I am for the working class. I am for everyone who is struggling."

"In the end, everything is a gag."