Obey the voice within - it commands us to give of ourselves and help others. As long as we have the capacity to give, we are alive

Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Everybody was a performer.

If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him. A man with flaws is more interesting.

Listen - pacemaker, crash, stroke. What does it mean? God doesn't want me now. That's all.

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

Why can't a woman be more like a dog, huh? So sweet, loving, attentive.

When I made Spartacus during the McCarthy Era, we were losing our freedom. It was an awful, awful way. McCarthy saw Communists everywhere, in every level of government and they concentrated on Hollywood and especially on Hollywood writers.