I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.

No intelligent man wears a moustache voluntarily - you can write that down.

People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.

Failure is never quite so frightening as regret.

Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see.

I'm not big on Champagne, but I'd take along a bottle of Cristal to pop for when the boat comes to the rescue.

Wines are like women in that it's often the imperfections that fascinate.

I've worked all my life to shed myself of any character.

Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy.

When I started in films, it never really occurred to me that I could make a career out of acting.

I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of dumbing down as far as movies go.

One is said to be enlightened with the Right Knowledge when his conduct is appropriate in any situation.

Being in touch with your strengths and weaknesses, as well as what motivates you, will help you be more successful in your job.

Mr. Ward, what is it that the foulest bastards on earth denounce us for, among other things? Oh yes, for our motto of 'Business as usual.' Well-business as usual, Mr. Ward!

I have found through trial and error that I work best under duress. In fact I work only under duress.

Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.

When you come from nothing, you're basically just trying to get escape velocity, which means you and your family don't have to worry about being broke and that's all I ever cared about.

- Growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all be well.

I get so annoyed at people not looking after their parents. The deal is when we are growing up they look after us and as they grow older we look after them. That's the deal.

It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.

It is better that you live in a one-room garret with a leaky roof, than live in a large house, the mortgage payments of which are causing your colon to turn cancerous!