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

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.

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.

Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes.

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

God wants us to make Jesus Christ the central figure in our church--not just say that we do, but actually do it.

Have they defected? They have not gone yet.

Everybody's saying I should run for president.

You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall.

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.

The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It's when it begins

The only way I can stop people from stealing is also not to steal myself, and it's one of the most difficult things.

An interview will seem very sane to me, and I'll find out that the journalist was laughing out of the side of his mouth half of the time.

Way across the country where the hillside mountains glide, the dynamo of your smile caressed the barefoot virgin child.