If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition
The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed.
I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.
I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.
Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.
I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.