A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art.
Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking.
Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth.
It was a good experience working with Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda.
It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
There is a fine line between censorship and good taste and moral responsibility.
I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway.
It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
Behaviors are a choice. Feelings are sometimes out of our control. Behavior has to do with choices.
I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience.
If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don't actually live longer; it just seems longer.
Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.
The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The one noticeable similarity with almost all serial killer victims is their short height and low weight.