You have to be able to look back at your life and say, "Yeah, that was fun."

I've done some things I wish I could erase. . . . I invented mistakes. But the mistakes must be seen in context, and they must be weighed along with the positives.

I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

I have a respect for Elvis and my friendship. It ain't my business what he did in private. The only thing I want to know is, 'Was he my friend?', 'Did I enjoy him as a performer?', 'Did he give the world of entertainment something?' - and the answer is YES on all accounts. The other jazz just don't matter.

Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.

If you want to be the best, baby, you've got to work harder than anybody else.