It was a lack of system that made the '30s Depression as inevitable as all others previously suffered..

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women..

Even a true artist does not always produce art..

I'm lucky. Lord, I'm lucky..

Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome..

My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter..

Nothing but the heart can change the heart..

Get between your kid and drugs, any way you can, if you want to save the kid's life..

I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same….

Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man..

Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero..

I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job..

Those offers come in now and again. They're not knocking down my door. I'm only an old character actor, and I'm not needed..

The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable..

We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show..

In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards..

Not all celebrities are dunces..

The wages of pedantry is pain..

Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both..

Nations have come under the control of haters and fools..

It's the character that is the strongest that God gives the most challenges to. Take your struggles as a compliment..