I believe humor nullifies violence.

Contrary to what people think, I'm no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.

General MacArthur told me, "You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself."

A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.

When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.

Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.

I don't have to assert my virility. I think my career has shown that I'm not exactly a pantywaist. But I do take pride in my work, even to the point of being the first one on the set in the morning. I'm a professional.