[Fan In Lobby from Stardust Memories] that was just after The Dain Curse. My other big uncredited role from back then.

If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.

I'm an avid biography reader.

I try not to make plans. Because, even the best laid plans etc. etc.

Certainly I find it most interesting to play a role that I can invent from nothing.

Timing is everything, as you know.

I think the potential for man is so enormous, if we can stay alive long enough, we're going to be seeing a lot of what Star Trek is projecting.

People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite

I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.

When I go to the old folks' home, I'm gonna be sitting in a rocking chair, telling everybody how I worked with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau].

My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.

No writer, no matter how gifted, immortalizes himself unless he has crystallized into expressive and original phrase the eternal sentiments and yearnings of the human heart.

Remember the past - and await the future.

You know, independent films have been institutionalized, practically. Every studio has got a boutique arthouse label.

It's easier to swoon in pious dreams Than do good actions.

Trust is a risk game. The leader must ante up first.

I was 18 when I got my first acting job.

Professionalism is nothing but a crude insistance on the mechanization of mankind.

Right now is the time for you to visualize and create your future. Make it as healthy and bright and joyful as you can. It's your life, and you're going to live it.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.