The only reason for doing a play is to make a statement about it, and by that I don't mean a conceit of the producer..

The people who've done well within the [Hollywood] system are the people whose instincts, whose desires [are in natural alignement with those of the ….

Almost all serious stories in the world are stories of failure with a death in it. But there is more lost paradise in them than defeat..

Never expect justice in this world. That is not part of God's plan. Everybody thinks that if they don't get it, they're some kind of odd man out. And….

The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate..

I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional - and I hate every kind of snob..

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, ….

I started at the top and worked my way down..

. . . you [film critics] always overstress the value of images. You judge films in the first place by their visual impact instead of looking for cont….

My mother and father were both much more remarkable than any story of mine can make them. They seem to me just mythically wonderful..