"I always believe in following the advice of the playwright [Victorien] Sardou. He said: 'Torture the women! ' … The trouble today is that we don't torture women enough."

"There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it."

"I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them."

"I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for the body in the coach."

"I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened; they revolt me. That round white thing without any holes, and when you break it, inside there's that yellow thing, round, without any holes… Brrr! Have y…"