Brigitte Bardot

It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.

Among Muslims, I think there are some who are very good and some hoodlums, like everywhere.

I leave before being left. I decide.

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.