I met my wife and, for the next ten years, we did no films at all. She did the first movie and then I did several after. My first movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by [Elia] Kazan and was called Baby Doll.

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.

Recipe? Recipe? We don' need no stinkin' recipe.

Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do.

I was an original member of the Actors' Studio.

I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn't hurt a fly.

If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?