I know an awful lot of Hollywood people, who are so self-important, I can't understand it.

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.

Now I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am.

I don't like people. I don't like any kind of people. When you get them together in a big lump they all get nasty and dirty and full of trouble. So I don't like people including you. That's what a misanthropist is.

See, heroes never die. John Wayne isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead. Otherwise you don't have a hero. You can't kill a hero. That's why I never let him get older.

I'm actually a softie. Tough guys get killed too early... I've got a full head of hair and don't wear eyeglasses.

My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names... but my Dad always called me Mick.