Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.

Hollywood is a gold-plated suburb suitable for golfers, gardeners, assorted middlemen, and contented movies stars. I am none of these things.

Almost all serious stories in the world are stories of failure with a death in it. But there is more lost paradise in them than defeat.

A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.

I don't want any description of me to be accurate; I want it to be flattering. I don't think people who have to sing for their supper ever like to be described truthfully - not in print anyway. We need to sell tickets, so we need good reviews.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.