Of course, I'm not often the top dog, but sometimes it's better not to be top dog, because you last longer. If a movie or play flops, you always blame the lead. They say, 'He couldn't carry it.' They always blame him. But they rarely blame the second or third banana.

I was born a character actor.

Dancing came easy for me. Acting came hard.

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

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.

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

Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don't.