Hell of a thing when a man's got good health, plenty of money and absolutely nothing to do.

I have the ordinary experience of having the blender bottom come off in my room upstairs. I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to. I have a lot of common experiences. What's important is to be able to see yourself, as having commonality with other people and not determine, because of your good luck, that everybody is less significant, less interesting, less important than you are.

Starring in a science-fiction film doesn't mean you have to act science fiction.

I was one of the few people who thought Star Wars was going to work, and I hadn't even seen any special effects.

That [film What's My Line] was very useful to me because it had Branch Rickey in a social situation. Every other bit of film [42] that I had was him making a speech.

I don't do stunts - I do running, jumping and falling down. After 25 years I know exactly what I'm doing.

Acting is not about competing. Acting is about cooperating. Acting is about collaboration. It's about your utility, your usefulness, your capacity to add to the work that has already been done and will be done. You're just part of a team. I never feel competitive about acting.