I didn't know that my sister was really my mother until I was thirty-seven years old. But life has taught me that there have been a lot of things that I didn't know.

If it is difficult to know yourself as an individual, it seems to be more complex as a couple. So if you say, "Oh I like a person who is like this and that," you might take away the possibility of seeing the only one that might be right for you.

When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.

I take responsibility for my successes as well as my failures. But when I look at my professional mistakes, I'm always left with the feeling that maybe I should have done more.

I'm certainly not as tough as people think. I'm not a fighter and so forth. I'd just as soon go home.

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.