Mother came to New York to keep house for me.

Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

Making a television show is not like making Coca-Cola or Bacardi rum. The human element in our business prevents us from finding a successful formula every time.

Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.

I could have stayed home and been kept by my wife.

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

She'd created her own hell, and now that she had learned to control her fear, she knew how to create her own paradise.

People live inside the stories they tell themselves. Others see about you the things that you believe.

One of the major problems with long-term deep space human flight is the requirement for radiation shielding.

I was so scared of going back to the theatre after Hamlet. I didn't know if I'd do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it.

We only need to wear shoes because the British built roads which hurt our feet.

You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.

I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long.

I have a dog that loves to fight. It's a border collie, and they fight low to the ground. Other dogs are terrified of my dog, because he gets low and goes for the balls.

I've never had that fear of going against the grain.