"People have grown fond of me, like some old building."

On fashion: "I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear."

"With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I'd done more, I could have been quite remarkable."

"I'm what is known as gradually disintegrating. I don't fear the next world, or anything. I don't fear hell, and I don't look forward to heaven."

"Who is Katharine Hepburn? It took me a long time to create that creature."

'I always wanted to be a movie actress. I thought it was very romantic. And it was."

"I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference."