Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.

You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.

Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show.

Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes.

Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me.

The great thing about the movies ... is-you're giving people little ... tiny pieces of time ... that they never forget.

If a western is a good western, it gives you a sense of that world and some of the qualities those men had - their comradeship, loyalty, and physical courage.