I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn't want to be told what to do. I had no identification.

I believe in one day at a time; you've got TODAY, that's what you' ve got.

My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.

I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.

I'm not a violent person, never was, but I have this temperament that I've always displayed. I guess it has to do with my tradition and being Italian, we're very outgoing with our emotions.

My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didn't know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.

There are a couple of times I would've liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.