There's no nobility with war. It's tear-'em-up destruction that leaves you frustrated, bitter and angry... If you really knew what it was like for an hour, you wouldn't want anyone to go through it.

You make the money in movies and TV so you can do theater. I do a play a year... somewhere.

I never turned down anything and never argued with any producer or director.

I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me 'What is acting?' And I said, 'Acting is listening.' And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening.

In order for your dreams to come true, you've got to stay awake.

Acting is ephemeral. You can't hang it on a wall. You can't throw it off. And you can't bring it out of a closet. It's there one night and it's gone the next, at least with stage acting anyhow.

I think I've done 200 plays and 125 movies, so I've been very lucky to have made a living at acting.