“There must be a bad chromosome somewhere in man that urges him to wound that which he can't conquer, deface that which is more beautiful, misunderstand and befoul the work of another.”

“I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person.”

“We're born alone. We do need each other. It's lonely to really effectively live your life, and anyone you can get help from or give help to; that's part of your obligation.”

“I go home and stay there. I wash and scrub up each day, and that's it. One month I actually grew a moustache, just so I could say that I'd done something.”

“I don't want to have a relationship with someone if I'm not going to work with them.”

“When I work, my first relationship with people is professional.”

“The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're definitely very serious about making money, and that's not a wrong thing, but you don't have to make money the same way all the time.”

“All of us kids ended up 'doing Mom.' There are four of us who've tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.”

“One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.”

“I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.”

“I've been lucky, I've had movies that made a lot of money, so I don't feel like I have to kill every time out. I don't want that pressure. I don't need it.”