1. “To be a movie star, you have to invent yourself.”
2. “I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.”
3. “I’m the audience’s representative on earth.”
4. “You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.”
5. “I’ve always loved reprehensible people because they’re so much more interesting to play on screen.”
6. “A man’s body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.”
7. “Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.”
8. “Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.”
9. “It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.”
10. “I don’t have any regrets because I’m very optimistic, we live each day as though it’s the last.”
11. “My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.”
12. “That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. there shouldn’t be any acting. you should just be watching a real person.”
13. “I don’t think human beings are bad. They’re weak. And that’s what makes ’em bad.”
14. “You can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.”
15. “Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.”
16. “I try to make everyone around me feel comfortable.”
17. “I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.”
18. “I’ve always played very human sort of characters.”
19. “You don’t retire from the movies. the movies retire you.”
20. “Save your money. You’re going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.”
21. “I felt a tremendous sadness for me who can’t deal with a woman of their own age.”
22. “I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.”
23. “I’m hoping there’s an afterlife. As you get older, you hope even more fervently.”
24. “If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.”
25. “Obsession is a young man’s game, and my excuse is that I never grew old.”
26. “Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.”
27. “When you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.”
28. “My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You’ve got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.”
29. “If you’re an actor and you don’t act for a long time you sort of think, I wonder if I can still do it.”
30. “The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly – because if they don’t speak fast enough, nobody will listen to them.”
