Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories.

One way or another, if you're persistent, fortune always smiles on you.

Political correctness is just tyranny with manners. I wish for you the courage to be unpopular. Popularity is history's pocket change. Courage is history's true currency.

I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself.

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business.

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories.

I've been a public person for most of my life. It has advantages and disadvantages. I can't take my kids to Disneyland. On the other hand, I can get a table at a restaurant or tickets to a play.