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.

I don't regard my career as something so precious that it comes before my convictions.

'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.

Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant.

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.

The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate.

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.