I have four children which is not bad considering Im not a Catholic. — Peter Ustinov

"Billy Budd: You didnt even hate him. I think that sometimes you hate yourself. I was thinking, sir, the nights are lonely. Perhaps I could talk with you between watches when youve nothing else to do. Claggert: Lonely. What do you know of loneliness? Billy Budd: Thems alone that want to be. Claggert: Nights are long. Conversation helps pass the time. Billy Budd: Can I talk to you again, then? It would mean a lot to me. Claggert: Perhaps to me, too. [His expression suddenly sours] Oh, no. You would charm me too, huh? Get away."

"Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesnt know! It was just — his turn!"

"Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a superabundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares."

"Sex is a conversation carried out by other means."

"Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich."

"By increasing the size of the keyhole, todays playwrights are in danger of doing away with the door."