Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.
[At age 76:] A good life is like a good play -- it has to have a satisfying and exciting third act.
I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.
The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.
Is everybody happy? I want everybody to be happy. I know I'm happy.
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.