A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.

There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.

I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California.

I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.

Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed.

You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.