“If you're not busy living, you're dying.”

“Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy.”

“Get busy living or get busy dying.”

“If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.”

“It always comes down to just two choices. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”

“Honey? Traffic's kinda busy and you're naked. Honey!?”

“Hearts are worn in these dark ages;
You're not alone in this story's pages.
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying,
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in.”

“If you live in New York, even if you're Catholic, you're Jewish”

“There's no time for winking at the men when you're busy bailing the boat.”

“[on being a director] It's the best job in the picture business because when you're a director, you're God. And you know that's the best job in town.”