I have played some of the great men in history and I believe in the great man who does heroic deeds, even in these egalitarian times.

And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date.

I am very proud of the fact that I led the arts contingent on the civil rights march in the summer of '63. In many ways, I think it was the high-water mark of the civil rights movement.

You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

I believe that in your heart you already know something is profoundly wrong. When bartenders are responsible for drunk drivers' acts, and gunmakers are responsible for criminals' acts, and nobody is responsible for O. J. Simpson's acts, something is wrong.

Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.

The minute you feel you have given a faultless performance is the time to get out.