I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.

I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.

My circle of friends are not actors at all. None of them are actors, really, because they're are not available. They're always off somewhere.

When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.

I must admit, the only reason I joined an amateur dramatic society is because I couldn't get to kiss any girls - I was chasing girls all the time - and so I thought if I join it, there might be some love scenes. And there was a particular girl and I thought I might get to kiss Amy. I never did get to kiss Amy but I did get to kiss Elizabeth Taylor, so it was all right, a lot later.

The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought: "That's what I want to do."

Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser