“A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwords comes out shooting the wounded.”

“Love is as strict as acting. If you want to love somebody, stand there and do it. If you don't, don't. There are no other choices.”

“You know, my hair is very upsetting to people, but it's upsetting on purpose. It is important to look old so that the young will not be afraid of dying. People don't like old women. We don't honor age in our society, and we certainly don't honor it in Hollywood.”

“A critic is someone who comes down off the mountain after the battle and shoots the wounded.”

“Storytellers are individuals who enjoy creating a holiday for the mind.”

“A critic is someone who enters the battlefield after the war is over and shoots the wounded.”

“There are and will be those who think I have gone overboard. Let them rest assured that this assessment is correct, probably beyond their wildest imagination, and that I will continue to do so.”