Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.

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.

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.

Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures.

Other actors like to rehearse on film-they like 30 or 40 takes. When you get an actor like that, it becomes difficult for me because I'm ready to quit after number two.