Sometimes film-making humor is just the truth, said out loud. As Liberace joked: “I’ve done my bit for motion pictures — I’ve stopped making them.”

Being a movie star is a rare job. Nobody guarantees you’ll do it forever. It’s a very lucky and privileged position. ~ Diane Keaton

(The Nutty Professor) was a labor of love. It was the most productive, creative work of my life. ~ Jerry Lewis

A film, I feel, is a state of mind. A film eventually comes from an idea. Based on an idea, you make a decision, and once you make the decision, you keep comparing everything to that, but don’t question the decision itself. ~ Raja Sen

I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal — like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. ~ Jack Black

First rule of acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended. ~ Arthur Bloch

I’m not being analytical. I just create everything intuitively. If you’re too analytical, what you’re doing probably ends up being too specific. ~ Gus Van Sant

As I don’t consider myself exceptional, but simply a storyteller, each of my stories is really a period of my life. ~ Fredrico Fellini

At the end of the game, it’s the director who attracts the actors, and it’s the script that attracts the director. It all starts with the screenplay. ~ David Brown

We, as film-makers, are privileged. We can make people cry or laugh. We can make them think and feel. It is a great privilege and a great responsibility. ~ Haskell Wexler

The best films are because of nobody but the director. ~ Roman Polanski

What I’ve learned is that life is too short and movies are too long. ~ Denis Leary

As a dancer I couldn’t outdance Ginger Rogers or Eleanor Powell. As a singer I’m no rival to Doris Day. As an actress I don’t take myself seriously — I’m the girl the truck drivers love. ~ Betty Grable