I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.

I was a dummy in school.

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting

Nobody's strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.

I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then

My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere. I take our youngsters with us because I don't know anything that teaches them so much.

I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last

Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.

I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me

Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth

I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration.

nothing can block your light. what's for you will be yours even when shade is thrown

Let us be French as the Americans are English.

You don't go on "probably" when love and guns are in hand.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

Who wants to live forever?

Life breaks us all, but you're stronger in the places that were broken. Or you can essentially crumble, give up, and, you know, waste your life.

So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so

I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me.

Interviewing friends is a tough one. Your duty to the interview must transcend your friendship. Occasionally you'll lose a friend.