When I used to be a contract player in 1954 at Universal, I wasn't getting good roles. I was getting one-liners, and then I'd be gone. But I'd hang around; I'd watch guys. And when I had days off, which was most days, I'd go down and watch other sets while they were shooting. Watch Joan Crawford or whomever. Just watch how they worked and how the director handled them. I didn't know anything about making movies, and there's a lot to learn.

The best part of aging in this business is losing that obsession about work and being able to spend a little more time with family.

Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have messed with? That's me.

If you don't pay attention to history, you're destined to repeat it.

Pay attention to the work you want to do and everything'll work out fine. If you're in it for the ego, you might be successful but at a limited level.

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old

I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.