When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?' I say, 'Your salary.'

Walt Disney has the best casting system. If he don't like an actor, he just tears him up.

A murder without gleaming scissors is like asparagus without the hollandaise sauce - tasteless.

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there…

It may be that there is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.

I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.