"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

"Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living."

"Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own."

"I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano."

"There's a confidence that comes from youth and not knowing better. But there comes a point, as an actor, when you do know better, and that is when the fear starts."

"It is a profound truth that the canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear."

"One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it."