I'm curious about what makes people do things that they do, unless it's absolutely terrifying to me.

I never voted for a president until I felt Obama had a dream and might pull it off, and that was the first time I ever voted for a president.

The difference between my generation of actors and their generation is that they were bigger than life. We are not bigger than life

I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help

I always made a living as an actor when I came to California. I never had to do anything else.

The big reason why I became an actor in the first place was to communicate. I never acted in high school...I was desperate to communicate.

I tried to make the Olympics team in 1956