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Too often, I have not been wh...

Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice.

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I didn't start out to be a mo...

I didn't start out to be a movie star. I started out to be an actor.

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People are always talking abo...

People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed.

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When I first came to Hollywoo...

When I first came to Hollywood, the blacklist was just starting, and they were having hearings in Washington. What most people don't know is the judge of these hearings himself was later convicted of misappropriation. 'Spartacus' helped break the blacklist, because Spartacus was a real character.

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I know Italians and I like th...

I know Italians and I like them. A lot of my father's best friends were Italians.

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I don't need a critic to tell...

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.

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It's tough to make a movie ab...

It's tough to make a movie about movies... We're all too close to it. But 'The Bad and the Beautiful' was very good.

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If I thought a man had never ...

If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him. A man with flaws is more interesting.

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My first job was on Broadway....

My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back to Broadway and a friend of mine, Lauren Bacall, was in Hollywood filming with Humphrey Bogart. She told one of her producers I was great in my play, and he saw it and cast me in 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'.

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All children are natural acto...

All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.

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Now, what does an actor who c...

Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back?

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Fifteen years ago, I suffered...

Fifteen years ago, I suffered a stroke, which caused me to lose my speech. Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back? I work with a speech therapist twice a week.

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My mother once said, "A begga...

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

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The older you get, the more a...

The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough, then you get all the awards eventually.

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I felt [It Runs in the Family...

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 family.

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I have one computer that my w...

I have one computer that my wife gave me. All I know how to do, and I do it every day, is play Spider Solitaire. And I don't have a cell phone.

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Virtue is not photogenic. Wha...

Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.

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I never had any desire to be ...

I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted.

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I have been an actor for most...

I have been an actor for most of my life. When I started out, I didn't think about anything except what was good for me. Like many movie stars, I became all wrapped up in myself.

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You know, sometimes an interv...

You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright.

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