English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.

To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.

My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.

I don't have any regrets because I'm very optimistic, and live each day as though it's the last.

When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.

I'm not tough anymore, I'm 82.