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.

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.

Mankiewicz was a brilliant director.

I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.

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.

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.