"I don't believe in happy endings. I believe in happy times."

"I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will."

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."

"I love the idea of the individual being able to pursue his or her own life, as long as it doesn't harm anybody else."

"I think the most important thing in life is to be true to yourself."