I don't know if kids still read it, I just know that for me - as a boarding school kid - the book had a lot of resonance. It was a well written book. I was honored to play a part in that movie version.

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials

Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another

I like people who are enthused about things they do, like travel, sports, work. I like being with people who have things they're excited about.

California lacks a lot of the rules and restrictions the East has. Every house is a different style, different material, different color. There's a lot of craziness out there

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s

In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.