To the world, you are America.

For an actor, there is no greater loss than the loss of his audience.

The physical mechanics of sex are pretty funny unless you are engaged in them. Then they are, of course, marvelous.

The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in ... I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking.

Life is full of surprises, isn't it?

There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys.

To be an actor you need four things: energy, concentration, a lot of luck and, of course, good roles.