I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.

I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.