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.
Everybody has something to conceal.
Acting is experience with something sweet behind it.
I can't say I ever loved my mother; I admired her.
I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
[On the House Un-American Activities Committee] They'll nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the National Anthem.