He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the sentence, and would add a word, subtract a word. [about Truman Capote]

[Autobiographies] are all the same - it's always rags-to-riches or I-slept-with-so-and-so. Damned if I'm going to say that.

Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories.

I adore not being me. I'm not very good at being me. That's why I adore acting so much.

I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes.

I don’t think anyone knew I could act until I put on a bathing suit.

If a woman hasn't met the right man by the time she's 24, she may be lucky.

At the top of the list of what makes a successful marriage, is a sense of humor.

One good man, one good man, it ain't much - it's only everything.

For Karen Holmes (in From Here to Eternity), I studied voice for three months to get rid of my English accent. I changed my hair to blonde. I knew I could be sexy if I had to.

The Empire State Building is the closest thing to heaven in this city.

Dissociated, I follow this body in its reckless haste.

I think the people who are out there for fame get themselves in a lot of trouble.

... my daughter McKenna thought I sang with the Everly Brothers ... I said, 'no I was one of the Righteous Brothers' and she said 'didn't they invent the airplane?'

of rhythm is image / of image is knowing / of knowing there is / a construct

Words are living things. They have personality, point of view... agenda.

I'm not a person - and my wife also - we don't really go to the beach or anything like that. We go to cities.

No matter how dry and tame and nice we live, we will die. We will also suffer along the way. Living wild is it's own reward.

People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.

The dominant factors affecting control valuations are earning power (past and prospective) and asset values.

I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.