I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

Everything was handed to me - looks, fame, wealth, honour, love. I rarely had to fight for anything

Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.

A strong film director does leave you to your devices. A strong director allows you to be free and you trust that he's there and he will tell you if you've gone too far. A strong director allows you to be much more experimental and take greater chances than a director who isn't secure within himself.

Why shouldn't gay people be able to live as open and freely as everybody else? What it comes down to, ultimately, is love. How can anything bad come out of love? The bad stuff comes out of mistrust, misunderstanding and, God knows, from hate and from ignorance.

I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.

John Wayne is as tough as an old nut and as soft as a yellow ribbon.