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.

When you get old the worst thing is you lose so many friends. Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne. People who I loved to work with.

The first thing I look for in a woman is warmth-femininity. It's got nothing to do with a pretty face.

Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back?

Life is like a B-picture script.

I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who's a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were not successful, so I decided not to make any more.

When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back.