I don't have to work, really, but I do enjoy working, and I do enjoy getting paid.

A lot of people said, Who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I'll tell you exactly where I'm going.

You don't retire from the movies. The movies retire you.

You must always steal, but only from the best people. Steal any trick that looks worthwhile. If you see Vivien Leigh or Robert DeNiro or Meryl Streep do something stunningly effective, and you can analyze how he or she did it, then pinch it. Because you can be sure that they stole it in the first place.

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

I'm not a betting man, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't bet on this! I would not bet on the Best Actor.

I'm the happiest grandfather in the world, I promise you.