In school, I couldn't see any sense to reading, writing, and arithmetic. Sure, they kicked me out, but for trifles, like continual daydreaming and smoking, that wouldn't be grounds for expulsion nowadays.
I love Marlon Brando. Never seem him bad, just less good.
Newman has it all worked out. I get a million. He gets a million two, but that includes $200,000 expenses.
I was on Saipan when I got hit. Not too bad, but bad enough to hamper me if I stayed. I was hit in my left buttocks just below the belt line.
A guy digging ditches or a plumber wiping joints - it solves problems, you know? You have to dig this hole so wide, so long, so deep. You dig it, and that's it.
It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn't so hard.
It's one of the things I always do. I move faster onscreen. Creates a sense of danger.
I didn't get my hair cut for two movies, and it got a little long. I'm going back to a... not a crew cut. Back to, oh, about a Presbyterian length.
My father was the classic Puritan. Hold the emotions in check. Keep up appearances.
Wardrobe is - in films, I could say it's a good half of the acting. You get the right rags on, they'll talk for you.
After a sheltered life, I went the other way. I wanted to prove how tough I was.
Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit.
I studied violin when I was very young.