Acting, I Found, Was The Biggest Charge

There Aren't Many Male Stars - That's A Loose Term - Like Kirk [douglas] Around. Most Of Those Virile Personalities Have To Keep Working, Continue The Image Because They Can't Do Anything Else. They Don't Even Read. Their Real Identity Is In Making Those Pictures. They Have To Keep Jumping On Horses And Hitting Somebody On The Head With A Gun.

I'm Going To Make A Film Where Not One Word Is Really Important. I'm Going To Make It All Action.

There Is Only One Thing I Respect In So-called Broadway Actors... And That Is Their Competitive Sense.

I Think There Should Be Collaboration, But Under My Thumb.

The Camera Is More Than A Recorder, It's A Microscope. It Penetrates, It Goes Into People And You See Their Most Private And Concealed Thoughts.