I have enough money to get by. I'm not independently wealthy, just independently lazy, I suppose.

Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy.

I don't want to be labeled as either a pansy or a heterosexual. Labeling is so self-limiting. We are what we do - not what we say we are.

The closer we come to the negative, to death, the more we blossom.

Look, I'm not odd. I'm just trying to be an actor; not a movie star, an actor.

Nobody ever lies about being lonely.

Noah, from 'The Young Lions' (1958), was the best performance of my life. I couldn't have given more of myself. I'll never be able to do it again. Never.

If a man don't go his own way, he is nothing.

Look, if you're playing Romeo and your Juliet is a pig, you find something you can love about pigs!

James Dean's death had a profound effect on me. The instant I heard about it, I vomited. I don't know why.

A man should be what he can do.

There's something special about her. When she helped me with her touch-""Exactly what was she touching that was so memorable for you?""Watch your mouth.

There's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.

In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man's questionings is more important than his answers.

I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable.

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

It's abundantly clear by now that no DRM system can stop serious pirates. A DRM system that stops serious pirates, and simultaneously gives broad leeway to ordinary users, is even harder to imagine.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

I've been knocked down a lot of times.

Every child’s life is sacred and it is long past time that we protect it.

It is frequently more rewarding merely to ask pertinent questions. It may get someone to go and look for an answer.