One of the interesting things is, the most gifted people, the biggest people, have no problem taking small roles.

No one ever wants the whole script. I give the whole script to people who require the whole script but to those people who don't require the whole script I don't give it to them and no one cares. They're relieved not to have to read extra pages that they're not in.

I have one last request. Don't use embalming fluid on me; I want to be stuffed with crab meat.

Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage.

Every time you make a movie it's a new and different experience. You learn very little from the past. So, I'm a little bit better than I was when I first started.

If I had my life to live over, I wish I could be a great pianist or something.

Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right.