George. C. Scott Quotes

The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.

If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip.

Truth is not always a pleasant thing.

We [he and his wife Trish Van Devere] don't talk politics. I'm an independent conservative; she's a radical Democrat. We never vote together.

Acting is characterization, the process of two entities merging-the actor and the role.

There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.

But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand.

He had a winning smile, but everything else was a loser.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.