Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.

I'd come out of the army after five years as a medic. I was a medical administrator and we ran hospitals, and I was a Captain in the Army at the end, in 1945.

The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.

One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it.

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

In the book, I tell the story of seeing old movies when I was young and acting out scenes at home. Now I get scripts, and I act them out.

Fifty million dollars is not to be sneezed at. Of course, I never catch cold.