When people realize you're not the stuffed shirt they think you are it's such a relief and you have people who really like to be around you.

I realized that the studios didn't really understand their own system.

A world-class playboy once told me that the key to mesmerising women is to listen to them and look deeply into their eyes.

Woody [Allen] is a fascinating character to be around. You don't really know what he's going to want. You're on your toes, but you're on your heels too, if you know what I mean.

There came [a script called] “Dracula Sucks.” Now, I liked “Dracula Sucks,” but we gotta change [the title]. They said, “If you like that, you’re going to like this: ‘Zorro the Gay Blade.’” I decided I was going to go out and raise the money and develop my own projects. And that’s what I did. I made “Love at First Bite” and I made “Zorro the Gay Blade.” [Script rewriter Hal Dresner] and I put together “Zorro” in about eight weeks.

A lot of actors flame out.

I'm not saying it's safe to go sit out in the sun all day but I don't believe that sun is bad for you.