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.

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.

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.

I'm not doing my work for constant success.

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.

I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.