“Photography is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.”

“There is nothing so wrong as accepting a thing merely because men who have done things say it should be so.”

“A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.”

“Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement. ... The conventional big-bosomed blonde is not mysterious. And what could be more obvious than the old black velvet and pearls type? The perfect ‘woman of mystery’ is one who is blonde, subtle and Nordic. ... Although I do not profess to be an authority on women, I fear that the perfect title [for a movie], like the perfect woman is difficult to find.”

“Is is true that dictators never dream because they can change their smallest fantasies into realities if they want to?”

“The important thing to you is not how many years in your life, but how much life in your years!”

“But you never knew where the bombs would fall in the dark, so night bombing was even more frightening than daylight bombing. Let’s just say, it scared the living daylights out of us!”