I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.

My parents were Hungarian immigrants; my father was a tailor and we lived in the back of a tailor store. And that was my first inkling of what it was like to be raised in America. It had a profound effect on me - I saw different people coming in all the time with different attitudes and I liked it. And as I grew older, I found that I was able to use something inside of me to get some sympathy if I wanted it. I used to shine shoes, and I would use a waif-like look. I'd get a dime and I'd be as happy as could be.

The government gave me enough money to go to acting school.

We're all brought up in a world that isn't the best place for us to be in once in a while. There are so many problems and we try to overcome them all.

When I was in bed with Marilyn Monroe, I was never sure before, during or after, where her mind was.

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

If you don't know your gift, you've got no lift.