(on Katharine Hepburn) She talks at you as though you were a microphone; she lectured the hell out of me on temperance and the evils of drink. She doesn't give a damn how she looks. I don't think she tries to be a character. I think she is one.

Awards are meaningless for actors, unless they all play the same part.

Ugarte: You despise me, don't you? Rick Blaine: If I gave you any thought I probably would.

There is more to talking than just words.

The only reason to make a million dollars in this business is to tell some fat producer to go to hell.

All you owe the public is a good performance.

Acting is like sex: you either do it and don't talk about it, or you talk about it and don't do it. That's why I'm always suspicious of people who talk too much about either.