With writing, I think you have to be honest with yourself. I have a certain kind of writing; that is, I like to really embellish the human spirit. You have to write about something you have a feel for.

Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up.

People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.

I'd live in a museum if I could. I used to spend hours and hours in the Museum of Modern Art.

There aren't a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another.

Boxing is a great exercise ... as long as you can yell "cut" whenever you want to.

You know you've been around when they start to remake your own movies when you're still alive.