Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere*.

I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone.

We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition.

Question: How do you know you're God? Answer: Simple. When I pray to him, I find I'm talking to myself.

I put steam on the table by being an actor. That is how I live. The longer I live, the more expensive it becomes. So I do my work. And I can't be immensely picky. How many beautiful scripts come in one's lifetime? I have had more than anybody, practically.

I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.

Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a little while that I could act.