I have no illusions about my art. I am what the public made me and, consequently, I am not likely to forget my debt to them.

I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness.

In the middle of my third Hollywood picture The Magician, the earthquake hit Hollywood. Not the real earthquake. Just the talkies.

It is respectable to have no illusions - and safe - and profitable, and dull

It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played.

There must have been something in my nature - I believe, with all my heart, that I have conquered it now - which prevented me from being perfectly happy or making a woman perfectly happy.