If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps

I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.

Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth

Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts.

I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else

Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I.

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting