My mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a building and tak….

I went to Hollywood to test for Martha Ivers and I thought I was going to play the part that Van Heflin played.But they wanted me to play the part of….

I've played some good guys as well, in Spartacus, Paths of Glory and my favorite picture, Lonely Are the Brave, so I had a mixture of parts in my lif….

Virtue is not photogenic..

The first thing I look for in a woman is warmth-femininity. It's got nothing to do with a pretty face..

Maybe there is no peace in this world. I don't know ... But I know as long as we live we must stay true to ourselves..

If I can get enough signatures, to present an apology to slavery, I will present it to the President. The House of Representatives has already passed….

I never wanted to be in movies. In a sense, I'm still a failure because I wanted to be a star on the stage..

The biggest lie is the lie we tell ourselves in the distorted visions we have of ourselves, blocking out some sections, enhancing others. What remain….

Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I thought, 'Well, if I couldn't make….

I have always been grateful that my Russian mother and father came to this country to give me a better chance, and I have had a better chance..

What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder..

I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss..

I felt [It Runs in the Family] it was a picture that, after I'm gone, my family would like to see it. It was a wonderful mixture of people in my fami….

I think that [Barack] Obama was elected because young people are starting to get interested in their country and I think that's a very healthy thing..

Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Every….

When you get old the worst thing is you lose so many friends. Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne. People who I loved to work with..

When you get to my age, you find that most of your dear friends are gone..

You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give..

When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back..

Listen - pacemaker, crash, stroke. What does it mean? God doesn't want me now. That's all..