Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint.

I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about that night, and it made me see how much she really meant to me.

In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM.

The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.

I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.