If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

Some of the most gifted people I've ever met or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I was shy or not, and I got over my shyness.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.