I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me

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

I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white

I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing

I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me

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