I am reasonably happy, providing I keep busy.

Mother beat the hell out of us. She’d have wild outbursts.

I found marriage somewhat stifling. I don’t know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married.

I feel that I am a good actor.

I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee.

I had the luck of having an obedient body.

I am interested in being in pictures that I would like to see.

Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut, and you’re no longer a champion.

I walked out of class one day and I never went back.

Obviously I am not the young man who came to Hollywood in 1946.

My brother never had me to dinner in his life.

They were fun days, and we set the town on fire with every movie we did.

My former wife is a truly wonderful person.

You have to fight against being an antique.

Sometimes I only succeed in beating myself to death.

A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes.

I have turned down a lot of garbage lately.

Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything.

I always try to improve, to find new ways of expressing myself, to keep looking for truth and originality.

I hate looking backward, but every once in a while it sneaks up on you.

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels.

Can anything be more Un-American than the Un-American committee?

I’ve always wanted to get an education, and tonight’s as good a time as any.