Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words.

Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures.

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.

I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.

There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.

Death's a path we're all on, son

I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.

I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't.

Human beings, to me, are rather like electrical appliances that need to be charged regularly, and prayer is a way of plugging into that charge.

Sometimes it helps to swim to the other side of our understanding just to make sure all is well

Here every bird and fish knew its course. Every tree had its own place upon this earth. Only man had lost his way.

You can live and learn, but you cannot learn to live. So just live.

The moment the light went out, everyone stopped pretending.

You always see people coming back to the sport, and I've always thought, 'Gosh, when you're done playing, wouldn't you just want to stay at home?

Science is what scientists do, and there are as many scientific methods as there are individual scientists.

Henry is a beautiful player and has got complete technique, I adore watching him. I respect him very much as a man and as a footballer. He reminds me of myself.

Fanatics are defined by their hatreds; free people by their humanity.