Gene Wilder

I had a unique form: a Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. ”

When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy. ”

Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it's wonderful. If it starts eating away at you, and they're waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then you're in trouble. Just do what you love. That's all I want to do. ”

Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do - sing, dance, joke about - then they take that as love. ”

When you fall in love, and you're very young, you think that that's the love of your life. And maybe it is, but it usually doesn't turn out that way. ”

I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have another chance if you want it. You know, if we - if this isn't going well, you can't say - well, you could say - let's stop. Let's start over again, Gene, because you were too nervous. ”

Sidney Poitier was directing a film called 'Hanky Panky.' And he said, 'Do you want to come with me to New York to see Gilda Radner in 'Lunch Hour' on Broadway? I said, 'I don't need to see her, I love her. I've wanted to write something for her for a long time. So it's OK by me.' ”

I love acting, especially if it's a fantasy of some kind, where it's not just realistic, it's not naturalism. ”

I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it. ”

What good is a character who's always winking at the audience to let them in on the secret? ”