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

I sort of got into Westerns... It was a sort of desperation move, really. I had several pictures that didn't go very well, and I just realised that I would have to try something else.

I have my own rules and adhere to them. The rule is simple but inflexible. A James Stewart picture must have two vital ingredients. It will be clean and it will involve the triumph of the underdog over the bully.

When it came to kissing, Harlow was the best.

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.

It’s well done if you can do a part and not have the acting show.

I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.