We only have two hours to change people's lives.

No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.

Ricardo Montalban is to improvisational acting what Mount Rushmore is to animation.

The greatest location in the world is the human face.

You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.

People who are making films today are too concerned with mechanics - technical things instead of feeling.

As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail.

Filmmaking is exploring. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand?

An artist can accomplish anything provided he doesn't accept facts or defeat for more than a few minutes.

(Acting) is an extension of life. How you're capable of performing in your life, that's how you're capable of performing on screen.

You can fail in films because you don't have the talent, or you have too much humility, or you lack ferociousness. I'm a gangster. If I want something, I'll grab it.

In this worldly life, one is possessed by the three ghosts of the mind, speech and the body.

You have to support your children to have a healthy relationship.

I hate myself for loving you and the weakness that it showed. You were just a painted face on a trip down to suicide road.

Silence makes me feel vulnerable.

Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.

You can sometimes find something good on the other side of doing something very, very painful.

Cruelty might be very human and very cultural, but it is not acceptable and it is not an option.

Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.

I still have nightmares about holding German sausages over my head.

When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.