"Amiability shines by its own light."

“To the leaders of the cinema still to come, I can offer only a few words drawn from my modest experience. You must ceaselessly formulate and sharpen your critical views, both of others and of yourselves.”

“But the life that no longer trust another human being and no longer forms ties to the political community is not a human life any longer.”

“Love is illegal - but not hate. That you can do anywhere, anytime, to anybody. But if you want a little warmth, a little tenderness, a shoulder to cry on, a smile to cuddle up with, you have to hide in dark corners, like a criminal.”

Source : "Fictional character: Moustache". "Irma la Douce", www.imdb.com. 1963.

“At this point, a lot of people have made their mind up about me one way or another. I'm sure there's a certain segment of writers who won't ever give me the time of day, hate me, don't get me, don't think I'm good, or whatever. I guess that's fine. It's only an opinion. There are other people who do get it, and can be objective. I could be wrong, but a lot of people have made up their minds one way or the other.”

“It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview.”

“Somedays you eat the bear, somedays the bear eats you”

“Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world.”

Source : David Brainerd (1822). “Memoirs of the Rev. David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians on the Borders of New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania: Chiefly Taken from His Own Diary”, p.50

“With dancers, we are all the time dancing with somebody else. It happens often that you meet a new dancer or you have a new partner. But what is true is that sometimes, when you dance with some people, there is not the right feeling.”