I don't approve of the John Waynes and the Gary Coopers saying "Shucks, I ain't no actor - I'm just a bridge builder or a gas station attendant." If they aren't actors, what the hell are they getting paid for? I have respect for my profession. I worked hard at it.

The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go.

People who don't drink are afraid of revealing themselves.

I hate funerals. They aren't for the guy who's dead. They're for the guys who are left alive and enjoy mourning.

The only good reason to have money is this: so that you can tell any SOB in the world to go to hell.

[On the House Un-American Activities Committee] They'll nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the National Anthem.

This guy (Marlon Brando) - he'll be doing Hamlet when the rest of us are selling potatoes.