But I must never forget how blessed I have been. God has given me gifts and happiness, beyond any of my simple desires. My deepest desire now is to simply live... So with hope and determination, I'd hold on and go on.

When you do bad things, bad things happen to you.

I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles.

I became famous almost before I had a craft.

I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.

I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.

The reason the all-American boy prefers beauty over brains is that the all-American boy can see better than he can think.