A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.