Silence gradually spread its great, fragile butterfly wings across the ward. The sun had disappeared, replaced by grey and rain. This particular month of July was reading the script for March.

Jim knew that he was awake and asleep at the same time, dreaming of the war and yet dreamed of by the war.

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

It is a terribly easy matter to be a minister of the gospel and a vile hypocrite at the same time.

I love America, and I love to say that my family is American.

It specifically says in the Torah that you can eat shrimp and bacon in a Chinese restaurant.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of which he is convinced.

I've always been way more attracted to playing imposing characters than the hero. I've always been more intrigued by Iago in Shakespeare than playing Romeo. That was always boring to me.

But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time.

When you like what you like, it makes it easy for your husband to shop for you!

You have a Happiness Switch in you that you can switch on at any time. All you have to do is stop switching it off in order to blackmail yourself or others.