One of the things that make motorcycling so great is because it never fails to give you a feeling of freedom and adventure.

I want people to do what they want to do because when they feel comfortable it seems to translate better on screen. It is when you put people in a straitjacket that it doesn't seem to translate very well at all. The individuals I work with are usually people I know.

I don't want to talk about nonsense because it doesn't help me.

When a horse learns to buy martinis, I'll learn to like horses.

The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first.

I deal with certain things in my work because of who I am. I make work in order to make people think.

I've got a feeling I'm leaving stardom behind, you know. I'm gradually becoming more of a filmmaker, acquiring a different kind of dignity from that which you achieve in acting. After all, I'm no matinee idol, and I'm getting older. I don't think I can be doing my kind of thing in the seventies; I want to be on more of the creative side of business.