Ingrid Bergman speaks five languages and can’t act in any of them.

Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.

I am all in favour of spontaneity, providing it is carefully planned and ruthlessly controlled.

One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything.

You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie.

I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such awful problems.

Being another character is more interesting than being yourself.

I'm sure there isn't an after-life. If there were, Ivor Novello would have got a message to us.

Most of my friends seem to be either dead, extremely deaf or living on the wrong side of Kent.

When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square. Very unattractive.

Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature.

Sometimes the most beautiful people are beautifully broken.

With the world's fate resting on your shoulder - you're gonna need someone on your side.You can't do it by yourself any longer - you're gonna need someone on your side.

Mia, I already told you I wasn’t going anywhere. This is where I want to be.

You cannot discover your soul under the shackles of slavery.

seven times down eight times up like the Daruma doll

Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys.

I'm very emotional. That's why I wear shades a lot.

Wes Clark put forward a middle-class tax plan, but it only helps a quarter of middle-class families, none without minor children at home. And mine helps 98 percent of the middle class.

If all people became ghosts my social life would be so over" - Suze Simon in the Mediator