Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child.

If you hear someone scream, you shouldn't close the drapes. You should help. You've got to try.

I don’t like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things.

Many people consider me an old friend.

You've got to S-M-I-L-E To be H-A-Double-P-Y

Delay and indecision are first weapons in the armory of moviemakers.

Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.