Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people’s lives.

I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.

There’s a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven’t. You just do the best you can.

I’ve never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves – it’s just a question of finding the subject.

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

Men must know their limitations.

If you think it’s going to rain, it will.

In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.

I’m interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around, I want to be in control of it.

There’s only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I’ll get married again.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

My old drama coach used to say, ‘Don’t just do something, stand there.’ Gary Cooper wasn’t afraid to do nothing.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.

We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has.

We boil at different degrees.

I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.

They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.

This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.