Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.

Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

Making a television show is not like making Coca-Cola or Bacardi rum. The human element in our business prevents us from finding a successful formula every time.

Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.

I could have stayed home and been kept by my wife.

One day you will just wake up and you will do not want to remember that it was a real fact, what has happened before you fell asleep.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

(The movie) is the story of my life, but it's not about me. It's about anybody who ever dreamed big and had someone tell them, 'No, you can't do it.' You can.

I think they're very attractive,' Abe agreed. 'I just don't think they're attractive, that's all.

The only thing that can possibly keep you from going after your dreams is the person standing in your shoes, wearing your clothes, and thinking your negative thoughts.

Inability to tell good from evil is the greatest worry of man's life.

Good entrepreneurs have a chip on their shoulders. They are out to prove something.

The literature of women's lives is a tradition of escapees, women who have lived to tell the tale.

This much is true: you have been lied to.