After I got out of the studio system, I was completely [broke] for the 30th time; they said I’d never work again. So I’m going to go and produce those movies that they wouldn’t let me do.

I don't use the phrase 'I love you' very often, but I say it every time I talk to my children.

I look at scripts as good or bad. If it's bad, it better pay a lot of money.

I'm not known as a singer, but in life I like to do things that are a bit beyond my reach to keep myself from slipping.

I did a movie with Woody Allen [“Hollywood Ending” in 2002]. I only had a few days with Treat on that film. I immediately liked Treat. Treat and I had a sense of humor about the whole thing.

I remember a meeting I had at MGM. It was at the end of their reign. They say we have you under contract, and because you’re under contract, we’d like to you to work. I said, well, that seems fair. But if it’s a really good movie, they were going to give it to a particular actor that was not under contract. The bottom line was they were going to pay you more if it was a bad one and pay you less if it was a good one.

I always adored Cary Grant. I was fascinated by him. But I could never get too close to him.