Suddenly it was gone. I'd lost more than my voice and my career. I'd lost my best friend.

Time is very important to art and if you don't have the time to select, art goes out the window.

There was no sacrifice in acting for me, even when I was starving in New York. I went three days without eating. Charlie Bronson and I sold blood for $5 so that we could eat.

I was happy because I was acting. Most of the time for nothing. But I was learning and to learn that you can learn opens up the world for you.

I know know why ... if something not broke, don't fix it. Twelve Angry Men was the perfect movie. The cast was just the best cast you could possibly get together. The director was Sidney Lumet, the best director around. So why they made the remake I don't know.

Suddenly it was gone. I'd lost more than my voice and my career. I'd lost my best friend.

For 50 years, acting was the reason I got up in the morning.