Most movies are made today for teenage boys. Once in a while a good one comes along.

Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures.

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.

I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.

Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words.

There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.

Death's a path we're all on, son

I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

My child will bear those scars forever, ” Tilv said angrily. “And if he isn’t a fool, perhaps your child will learn from them, ” Neferre returned calmly.

Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret.

Everybody must be focused on cultivating their own territory

I still feel threatened by academics, but my books have a lot of academic in-jokes and everybody assumes I went to university and studied English.

The past always sort of haunts us and perhaps inspires us in some ways.

We can't teach what we don't know, and we can't lead where we can't go

He loves each one of us like there is only one of us to love (when God whisper your name)

I don't go to fast food restaurants anymore. That's out.

Our job is to translate the lies, deceit, and anxiety that poisons our cultural water supply into an understandable form that we can digest.

Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.