“I've heard lots of people lie to themselves but they never fool anyone.”

“A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.”

“How many people have never raised their hand before?”

“I would assign every lie a color: yellow when they were innocent, pale blue when they sailed over you like the sky, red because I knew they drew blood. And then there was the black lie. That's the worst of all. A black lie was when I told you the truth. ”

“I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't.”

“…when the person beside you is making you alert and keen and the idea of being with anyone else is not imaginable…”

“I have heard it said that a complicated childhood can lead to a life in the arts. I tell you this story of my father and me to let you know I am qualified to be a comedian.”