I wanted only a familiar voice, someone who knew me. Not some earlier, larval version of myself. . .

The story of my family. . .changes with the teller.

I open my heart to her and lay it on the table.

But his singing was unconscious and irrepressible - an expression of his native exuberance, the dreamy, buoyant soundtrack running through his head.

It's nice and quiet but soon again starts another big riot!

A lot of my reputation is a product of exaggeration and ignorance.

At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself.

Well, all life forms are dependent upon water.

If a despot like Adolf Hitler can think of 1000-year reign, why can't you think of a goal that is gonna last 100 years after you have gone?

When a man wants a mystery, it is generally better to leave him mystified. Nobody loves a clever woman.

I think it's very rare, as an actor, that you get to a script, or an idea of a script, and you go, "Oh, I just have to do that!" It fell into place very quickly.

There is growing consensus that new parents need help--information, advice, practical assistance--and that infants and toddlers need stimulation as well as care and nurture.

We just need some faith.

Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have.