"I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary."

"I am a slave to my art."

"My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion..."

"My goal is to convince people that they can do anything if they set their mind to it."

"I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am…"