"Love is like skydiving without a parachute."

“At times ... one is downright thankful for the self-absorption of other people.”

“The next World War will be over water”

“Everything is autobiography, even if one writes something that is totally objective. The fact that it's a subject that seizes you makes it autobiographical.”

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”

Source : Daphne Du Maurier (1980). “The Rebecca notebook and other memories”, Book Sales

“Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.”

“It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous.”

“I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director. But if the director and my fellow actors are okay with me playing with it a little bit, then I definitely want to play with it. I definitely want to do that, because I tend to... when I put things in my own words, it comes out way better. It flows naturally, it just feels better. I can put some weight into the words. Even in comedy, it just comes better.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com

“One is also reminded of how, in art, the tortoise so often overtakes the hare...”