..it sounded very good and very false at the same time, so that you had the feeling that even if was true, he was touching only on the very highest points and maybe embellishing those a little.

Nothing in life was as ugly as death.

The Decision...I wiped my hands on my pinaforenow sullied and stainednot crisp or pressedas it had been before...

Tennyson seems to be the patron saint of the wishy washies, which is perhaps why I admire him so much, not only as a poet, but as a man.

Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don't give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi's back seat.

Could you let me have the 3 weeks due to me now and if I work again before August I must of course repay you at the rate of exchange you let me have it at now if you kindly will.

Never give up. Never stop being creative in finding ways to get exposure. Also, prepared anytime and all the time. You never know who you will run into.

My first Indy 500 was one of my high points. I ended up qualifying fourth and I finished fourth. I had a win in Japan a few years later, and then qualifying for Daytona was great as well.

After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors.

When you're really filled with the Holy Ghost it is impossible for those around you not to know it.

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.