I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better.

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

Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.

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

The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.

I had been in that part of the world as a soldier in Korea, so I had been interested in Vietnam.

I spent my life in the library reading books.