That's where I'd like to be: when the business says here's a good actor who is marketable so we can use him. Just that.

I don't think there's anything to be desired in a bunch of people chasing you around, trying to get a piece of your clothing.

The virtue of the country is that it makes you thirsty for the city.

I don't like driving much.

We're paid to care. That's what actors get their money for. But the main goal is not for the actors to be frustrated at the end of the show, but for the audience to be throwing their shoes at the television set. That's what we're trying for.

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.