A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

The world isn't getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more... The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything - time to work, time to play, time to rest.

The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

I win because I learned years ago that scared money always loses. I never care, so I win.

I never go to funerals. To me a person is dead when he breathes for the last time. After that, your memories should be personal.

Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry.