9 quotes found
Actor · American · 1916–2020
American actor (1916–2020)
“Life is like a B-picture script.”
“The learning process continues until the day you die.”
“In order to achieve anything,you must be brave enough to fail.”
“I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life.”
“Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.”
“The biggest spur to my interest in art came when I played van Gogh in the biographical film Lust For Life. The role affected me deeply. I was haunted by this talented genius who took his own life, ...”
“My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn'...”
“My four sons all knew I was a Jew, but they were allowed to be whatever they wanted to be. The only thing important to me was that they be good people who help other people, because all religion sh...”
“God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad was so relieved - he'd say, 'You were terrible; this kid is not going to be an actor.' Finally, I...”