I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.

I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.

I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.

I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.

I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.