The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso's old apartment, and I had a special staircase that took me up to the roof. There was nobody up there.

Although it wasn't that easy to do, it was wonderful working with John Wayne.

Cows is one thing. But one man telling another man where he can go in this country is something else.

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's so rich.

High Noon is a pretty corny movie.