Burt Lancaster

Obviously I am not the young man who came to Hollywood in 1946.

A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes.

I have turned down a lot of garbage lately.

I found marriage somewhat stifling. I don’t know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married.

I am reasonably happy, providing I keep busy.

I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee.

My brother never had me to dinner in his life.

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels.

My former wife is a truly wonderful person.

Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut, and you’re no longer a champion.

I always try to improve, to find new ways of expressing myself, to keep looking for truth and originality.

They were fun days, and we set the town on fire with every movie we did.

Sometimes I only succeed in beating myself to death.

Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything.

I walked out of class one day and I never went back.

Can anything be more Un-American than the Un-American committee?

I feel that I am a good actor.

I hate looking backward, but every once in a while it sneaks up on you.

I am interested in being in pictures that I would like to see.

Mother beat the hell out of us. She’d have wild outbursts.

You have to fight against being an antique.

I had the luck of having an obedient body.

I’ve always wanted to get an education, and tonight’s as good a time as any.