If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.
I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me.
In America, it is difficult to be your own man.
I defend myself by improving myself.
Racism is very painful. That's life. It never ends.
I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.