I don't want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.

Men forget everything; women remember everything.

Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you -- either by direct taxes, or by the cruelly indirect tax of inflation.

I figured I needed a gimmick, so I dreamed up this drawl, the squint and a way of moving meant to suggest that I wasn’t looking for trouble but would just as soon throw a bottle at your head as not. I practiced in front of a mirror.

Very few of the so-called liberals are open-minded.... They shout you down and won't let you speak if you disagree with them.

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.

I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot.