Only a man unable to handle the actual world would create another one in which to hide.
Birth and Death are the two noblest expressions of bravery.
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
Improvisational things about picture-making. . . learned from working with the small camera early on have served me well in being able to think quickly when making [portraits].
I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.
I feel like Im too old to just have sex. I mean, I want to have sex, but with somebody who really loves me.
Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.