When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'

I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.

If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it.

I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.

Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one thing I don't like about Hollywood: They go in for public humiliation. You shouldn't do that to a man.

Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.