Great stories teach you something. That's one reason I haven't slipped into some sort of retirement: I always feel like I'm learning something new.

Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days.

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

If the director's a communist, whatever, he's a communist. All I care is that he directs. For the actor, the same thing. All you really care is that he comes in and performs.

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.

I've taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.

It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.