I look at everything in an artistic way.

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.

They gave me away as a prize once - a Win Tony Curtis For A Weekend competition. The woman who won was disappointed. She'd hoped for second prize - a new stove.

You wanna know the secret of life? The saliva of young girls.

I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a great acrobatic move. I can still see myself stepping on the ring of a packed circus along real performers.

Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.

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