I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.

I don't say that we ought to all misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.

In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.

As a producer, sitting on the other side of the desk, I have never once had an agent go out on a limb for his client and fight for him. I've never heard one say, 'No, just a minute! This is the actor you should use.' They will always say, 'You don't like him? I've got somebody else.' They're totally spineless.

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.