A woman of mystery is one who also has a certain maturity and whose actions speak louder than words. Any woman can be one, if she keeps those two points in mind. She should grow up-and shut up.
In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don’t want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.
I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks.
I’m full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.
I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.
I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.
Self-plagiarism is style.
I’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.
The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.
One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.
Puns are the highest form of literature.
Blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.
For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotion.
Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal.
Never judge a country by its politicians.