(On Bette Davis) Even when I was carrying a gun, she scared the be-jesus out of me.

You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.

Physically, I’m not tough. I may think tough. I would say I’m kinda tough and calloused inside. I could use a foot more in height and fifty more pounds and fifteen years off my age and then God help all you bastards.

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

The only way to find the best actor would be to let everybody play Hamlet and let the best man win.

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.

I always cry at weddings, especially my own.