I sort of got into Westerns... It was a sort of desperation move, really. I had several pictures that didn't go very well, and I just realised that I would have to try something else.

I think one day youll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...and you may quote me.

The great thing about the movies ... is-you're giving people little ... tiny pieces of time ... that they never forget.

Learn from the masters, learn from your contemporaries. Always try to update yourself.

Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.

You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.

To the man who prays habitually (not only when he feels like it-that is one of the snares of religion-but also when he does not feel like it) Christ is sure to make Himself real.

Life has diverse threads that's as much as the number of ppl alive at every given time.

Languages are not strangers to on another.

Choice Theory explains that, for all practical purposes, we choose everything we do.

Who really want to succeed follow the principles of his mentor with determination and action.

We lived through a relatively golden age between the end of World War II and Sept. 11, 2001.

Children are like tiny flowers: They are varied and need care, but each is beautiful alone and glorious when seen in the community of peers.

I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.

Gold is as steady as a rock, a standardbearer by which all currencies can be accurately measured.

Imprudent restrictions often force youth farther than enticement would carry them; and careless limitation is frequently worse than no injunction.

I discovered very early on that if you wanted a thing, you went for it - and you got it. Most people never go anywhere, or want anything - so they never get anything.