A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.

Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.

No one could ever argue with me about people in show business being kind of nice.

In 1934 there were very few Cubans in Miami.

Making a television show is not like making Coca-Cola or Bacardi rum. The human element in our business prevents us from finding a successful formula every time.

Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do.