I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.

Know what a loner is? He's a born cripple. He's a cripple because the only person he can live with is himself. It's his life, the way he wants to live. It's all for him.

I have always been grateful that my Russian mother and father came to this country to give me a better chance, and I have had a better chance.

The first time I had got an offer to come to Hollywood, I turned it down. I said, "No, I'm an actor of the stage.

Maybe there is no peace in this world. I don't know ... But I know as long as we live we must stay true to ourselves.

All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.

Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.