"The very meaning of life is that it is a struggle. We are put on earth to struggle, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

"I'm just an old man and I smell bad, remember?"

"What is there in the human spirit that makes it so difficult for us to be happy?"

"I like to work with actors who are a little bit crazy."

"I've never been certain whether the world is run by smart men who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it."