(On his attitude toward movie promotion) "In a way, I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an in-depth interview. I'd rather ride down the street on a camel nude. In a snowstorm. Backwards." "Charity is taking an ugly girl to lunch." "Lenin said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, or they don't go. It's all politics. It's all demographics." "I'm old, I'm young, I'm intelligent, I'm stupid. My tide goes in and out." "Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer." When asked why he never married any of his many girlfriends: "Just because you need a quart of milk doesn't mean you have to go out and buy a whole cow." "In a way, I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an in-depth interview. I'd rather ride down the street on a camel nude. In a snowstorm. Backwards." "My notion of a wife at forty is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two twenties." "For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship." "You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play."