[When asked why he chose acting as a profession] "If I was going to be broke I decided I might as well be with actors as anyone else. They were cheerful idiots and seemed to take it better." "Good acting should teach people to understand rather than judge." "Hollywood must have been terrific once." "Success is a very tough mistress. For years, while you're struggling, she wants nothing to do with you. Then, one day you find yourself in the room with her and even though the key is on the inside, you can't leave. 'You've made your choice', she says, 'I don't care how exhausted you are - you're going to stay here for the rest of your life making love to me'." "I do not believe that with a fictional character you can force yourself too far away from yourself. There has to be some of you in it."